Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophi…

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Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition. ✨ Ayn Rand (1990). The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought, p.229, Penguin
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