My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, wi…

Ayn Rand
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My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute. ✨ Ayn Rand (1988). The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z, p.351, Penguin
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My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute. ✨ Ayn Rand (1988). The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z, p.351, Penguin

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