[I]f the majority of men cannot know what is good for them, each for himself, how can they know what is good for others by proxy? If they are to be c… - Ayn Rand

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[I]f the majority of men cannot know what is good for them, each for himself, how can they know what is good for others by proxy? If they are to be controlled by specialists, how and by what standard can they choose the specialist?

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About Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand (2 February 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her bestselling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.

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Birth Name: Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum
Alternative Names: Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum Alice O'Connor

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