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.
AYN RANDA 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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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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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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Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
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To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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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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If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
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The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
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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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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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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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A government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
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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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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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