Quote by Ayn Rand
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We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. – Ayn Rand

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Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law. – Ayn Rand

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Just as man cant exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate ones rights into reality, to think, to work and keep the results, which means: the right of property. – Ayn Rand

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The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. – Ayn Rand

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It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. – Andrew Jackson

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Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now whats going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? – Will Rogers

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A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. – Harry S. Truman

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After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. – Tony Campolo

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