No man can have a right to impose an unchosen obligation , an unreward…

Ayn Rand
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No man can have a right to impose an unchosen obligation , an unrewarded duty or an involuntary servitude on another man. There can be no such thing as the right to enslave . ✨ Ayn Rand (1964). The Virtue of Selfishness, p.93, Penguin
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