Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth.
AYN RANDSelf respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
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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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What is man? He’s just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.
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If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
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Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.
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Self respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
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Capitalism has been called a system of greed.
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Indiscriminate tolerance and indiscriminate condemnation are not two opposites: they are two variants of the same evasion.
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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
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To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That’s what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul – would you understand why that’s much harder?
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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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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.
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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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I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself.
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If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
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