We the Living is not a novel 'about Soviet Russia.' It is a novel abou…

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We the Living is not a novel 'about Soviet Russia.' It is a novel about Man against the State. Its basic theme is the sanctity of human life - using the word 'sanctity' not in a mystical sense, but in the sense of 'supreme value.' ✨ Ayn Rand (2009). We the Living, p.10, Penguin
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We the Living is not a novel 'about Soviet Russia.' It is a novel about Man against the State. Its basic theme is the sanctity of human life - using the word 'sanctity' not in a mystical sense, but in the sense of 'supreme value.' ✨ Ayn Rand (2009). We the Living, p.10, Penguin

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