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“Whether I scare some people or not, I don't give a hoot. If you're not scared by now, nothing can scare you.”
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“What did Miss Rand in was her anxiety to theologize her beliefs. She was an eloquent and persuasive antistatist, and if only she had left it at that—but no, she had to declare that God did not exist, that altruism was despicable, that only self-interest is good and noble. She risked, in fact, giving to capitalism that bad name that its enemies have done so well in giving it; and that is a pity.”
― A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
― A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
“People die, God endures.”
― A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
― A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
“This is the culture of the micro-aggression, where people literally seek out opportunities to be offended....Victim status is so desirable that it's constantly faked or exaggerated, and claims that one is not a victim are met with indignation.”
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