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Blackmail Quote by Ayn Rand

“For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket - by making life on earth unbearable, then charging you for consolation and relief, by forbidding all the virtues that make existence possible, then riding on the shoulders of your guilt, by declaring production and…” quote by Ayn Rand — Download Open image

“For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket - by making life on earth unbearable, then charging you for consolation and relief, by forbidding all the virtues that make existence possible, then riding on the shoulders of your guilt, by declaring production and joy to be sins, then collecting blackmail from the sinners.”

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“The bonds of friendship dwindle with age, Oliver. But a little blackmail lasts forever.”

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I'm constantly lying to my dog. He only responds to manipulation and blackmail.

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If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of…

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Neither the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina nor the international community will accept such blackmail.

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The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail.

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