I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minut…

Ayn Rand
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I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need. I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others. - Howard Roark ✨ Ayn Rand (1999). Ayn Rand Reader, p.78, Penguin
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