Quote by Ayn Rand
Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to mans rig

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to mans rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. – Ayn Rand

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Upper classes are a nations past the middle class is its future. – Ayn Rand

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Future
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Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. – Ayn Rand

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good
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Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savages whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. – Ayn Rand

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Men
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Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence. – John Foster Dulles

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Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. – George W. Bush

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Government

Washington is a place where politicians dont know which way is up and taxes dont know which way is down. – Robert Orben

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The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. – Thomas Paine

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Psychopathia librorum…. I surround myself with the printed word. – Sven Birkerts (b.1951), “Notes from a Confession,” The Agni Review, No.22 (1985)

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Being famous hasnt changed my perception of myself – Ive just grown up. – Cat Deeley

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Its nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didnt think of. – Brian Eno

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There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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