An individualist is a man who says: 'I will not run anyone's life

Ayn Rand
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An individualist is a man who says: 'I will not run anyone's life - nor let anyone run mine. I will not rule or be ruled. I will not be a master nor a slave. I will not sacrifice myself to anyone - nor sacrifice anyone to myself.' ✨ Ayn Rand (1988). The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z, p.231, Penguin
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