One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in …

Ayn Rand
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One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary. ✨ Ayn Rand (1990). The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought, p.139, Penguin
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