To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
AYN RANDMen who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
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The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
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Capitalism has been called a system of greed.
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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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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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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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Don’t ever get angry at a man for stating the truth.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
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You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
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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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A culture is not the anonymous product of undifferentiate d masses, but the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men.
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Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment’s torture.
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The problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
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