The attack on selfishness is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surren…

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The attack on selfishness is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surrender one, is to surrender the other. ✨ Ayn Rand (1964). The Virtue of Selfishness, p.10, Penguin
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