To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
AYN RANDIf it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism – by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.
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The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
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An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
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Man will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem.
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The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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Statism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
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A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
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It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
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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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When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.
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Poverty is not a mortgage on the labor of others-misfortune.
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Man cannot survive except through his mind.
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Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
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Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
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An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
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