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Necessary Quotes by Ayn Rand
- One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable…
- Ask yourself why totalitarian dictatorships find it necessary to pour money and effort into propaganda for their own helpless, chained, gagged slaves, who have no…
- I can say-not as a patriotic bromide, but with full knowledge of the necessary metaphysical, epistemological , ethical, political and esthetic roots-that the United States…
- The majority of those who are loosely identified by the term 'liberals' are afraid to let themselves discover that what they advocate is statism. They…
- 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…
- It is the metaphysically given that must be accepted: it cannot be changed. It is the man-made that must never be accepted uncritically: it must…
- Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
- Don't think of them now. Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. You're here. It's…
- The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and…
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- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we… — Richard Bach
- Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.… — Michael Badnarik
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire