Self respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
AYN RANDInflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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I am done with this creed of corruption.
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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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Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.
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The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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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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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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The basic need of the creator is independence.
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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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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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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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Don’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
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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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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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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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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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