As we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RANDThe government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
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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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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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The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
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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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A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
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What is man? He’s just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.
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I am done with this creed of corruption.
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Reality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life.
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The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
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Love should be treated like a business deal, but every business deal has its own terms and its own currency. And in love, the currency is virtue.
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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
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Self-sacrifice? But it is precisely the self that cannot and must not be sacrificed.
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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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