I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.
AYN RANDCapitalism has been called a system of greed.
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A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
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The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
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A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.
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Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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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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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
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It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
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Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
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Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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You love people not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for the values, the virtues, which they have achieved in their own character.
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My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.
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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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