"Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded……" — Ayn Rand
"Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality is not "idealistic," no matter what its purpose. Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives."
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838 Quotes by Ayn Rand
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People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.
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The man who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.
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