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Altruism Quote by Ayn Rand

“Capitalism and altruism are incompatible; they are philosophical opposites; they cannot co-exist in the same man or in the same society.” quote by Ayn Rand — Download Open image

“Capitalism and altruism are incompatible; they are philosophical opposites; they cannot co-exist in the same man or in the same society.”

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“She moved her hand and let it rest against his. He did not withdraw his fingers and he did not pretend indifference. She bent over, holding his hand, not raising it from his knee, and she pressed her lips to his hand. Her hat fell off, he saw the blond head at his knees, he felt her mouth kissing his…

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