A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinat…

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A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone's orders, directives, or controls; it does not sacrifice its knowledge, its view of the truth, to anyone's opinions, threats, wishes, plans. ✨ Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal.
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