The fortune my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung…

Ayn Rand
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The fortune my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit. I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom. ✨ Ayn Rand (2012). Study Guide: Anthem (Study Gudie and Book), p.102, BookCaps Study Guides
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