Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are con…

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Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are conditional the formula of realistic necessity is You must, if and the if stands for man's choice ✨ Ayn Rand (1984). Philosophy: Who Needs It, p.97, Penguin
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Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are conditional the formula of realistic necessity is You must, if and the if stands for man's choice ✨ Ayn Rand (1984). Philosophy: Who Needs It, p.97, Penguin

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