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Destruction Quote by Ayn Rand

“I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life.” quote by Ayn Rand — Download Open image

“I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life.”

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For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction.

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