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- There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force,…
- The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
- Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East Berlin is the…
- If any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind.
- To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to…
- It is the basic, metaphysical fact of man's nature -- the connection between his survival and his use of reason -- that capitalism recognizes and…
- A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort, or enslaves him, or attempts to limit the freedom of his mind, or…
- Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it-that no substitute can do…
- There can be no compromise between freedom and government controls; to accept 'just a few controls' is to surrender the principle of inalienable individual rights…
- In proportion to the mental energy he spent, the man who creates a new invention receives but a small percentage of his value in terms…
- The man at the top of the intellectual pyramid contributes the most to all those below him, but gets nothing except his material payment, receiving…
- Learn to distinguish the difference between errors of knowledge and breaches of morality
- An emotion is an automatic response, an automatic effect of man's value premises. An effect, not a cause. There is no necessary clash, no dichotomy…
- She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common.
- An inventor is a man who asks 'Why?' of the universe and lets nothing stand between the answer and his mind.
- In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil…
- I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.
- Our dearest one. Fear nothing of the forest. There is no danger in solitude. We have no need of our brothers. Let us forget their…
- For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between those who claimed that your life belongs to God and those who claimed that it belongs…
- The difference between animals and humans is that animals change themselves for the environment, but humans change the environment for themselves.
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- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood
- There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I… — Drew Barrymore
- I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure. — Mark Twain