Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
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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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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What is man? He’s just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.
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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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The basic need of the creator is independence.
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Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
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It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live.
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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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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You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated.
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There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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Patience is always rewarded and romance is always round the corner!
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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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To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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