Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man w…

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Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started. ✨ Ayn Rand (1963). For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition), p.72, Penguin
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