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That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve, in opposition to State of Nature, the…
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What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as he would…
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For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for…
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There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it as it…
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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a boundless ocean…
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Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so far as…
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That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready…
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining freedom, it…
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If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
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As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room is infallible,…
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Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts as they…
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No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white…
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A rational man acting in the real world may be defined as one who decides where he will strike a balance between…
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While the constitution continues to be read, and its principles known, the states, must, by every rational man, be considered as essential…
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But now the world breaks in on us, the world is shocked, the world looks upon our idyll as madness. The world…
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A rational man knows-or makes it a point to discover-the source of his emotions, the basic premises from which they come.
— Ayn Rand
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The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the…
— Garrett Hardin
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When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if…
— Ayn Rand
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A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty…
— Ayn Rand
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I have a feeling,’ he said, ‘I have a feeling that we were meant to be together. That we have fought the…
— Neil Gaiman
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I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things.
— Derek Landy
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