There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. - Ayn Rand

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There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.

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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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To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. This and nothing else.

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