You'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the mone…

Ayn Rand
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You'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the money. You'll take any fame or honor anyone might want to grant. You'll accept such gratitude as the tenants might feel. And I - I'll take what nobody can give a man, except himself. I will have built Cortlandt. - Howard Roark ✨ Ayn Rand (2011). Ayn Rand Novel Collection, p.749, Penguin
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