Self-sacrifice? But it is precisely the self that cannot and must not be sacrificed.
AYN RANDI 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 difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
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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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Do not help your jailers to pretend that their jail is your natural state of existence.
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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.
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I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself.
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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 essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights.
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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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As we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
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I never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach.
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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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