There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns …

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There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot win by means of logic, have always resorted to guns. ✨ Ayn Rand (1984). Philosophy: Who Needs It, p.70, Penguin
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There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot win by means of logic, have always resorted to guns. ✨ Ayn Rand (1984). Philosophy: Who Needs It, p.70, Penguin

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