every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degr…

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every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he'll rise. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). Atlas Shrugged, p.1004, Penguin
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