Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.
AYN RANDStatism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
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If the truth shall kill them, let them die.
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There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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Don’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.
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People don’t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think.
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A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
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The entire history of science is a progression of exploded fallacies.
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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
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Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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Freedom is to ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
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Love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance.
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The man who is wrong still retains some respect for truth, if only by accepting the responsibility of choice.
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