Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the…

Ayn Rand
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Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone. ✨ Ayn Rand (1988). The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z, p.129, Penguin
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