"Every dictator is a mystic, and every mystic……" — Ayn Rand
"Every dictator is a mystic, and every mystic is a potential dictator. A mystic craves obedience from men, not their agreement. He wants them to surrender their consciousness to his assertions, his edicts, his wishes, his whims - as his consciousness is surrendered to theirs. He wants to deal with men by means of faith and force - he finds no satisfaction in their consent if he must earn it by means of facts and reason."
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838 Quotes by Ayn Rand
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I hold that such a question can never arise except in a society of cannibals.
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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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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also…
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.
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The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive…
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My husband and I didn't sign a pre-nuptial agreement. We signed a mutual suicide pact.
— Roseanne Barr
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Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements,…
— Xavier Becerra
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will…
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over,…
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