The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judg…

Ayn Rand
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The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind. Such a man is not malleable; he may be mistaken, he may be fooled in a given instance, but he is inflexible in regard to the absolutism of reality, i.e., in seeking and demanding truth. ✨ AYN RAND THE NEW LEFT: THE ANTI-INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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