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"Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best. One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability. If that is right, then we'd better start slaughtering one another, because there isn't any right at all in the world!"

— Rand, Ayn event 1957

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Atlas Shrugged

person Rand, Ayn event 1957

Epic novel depicting a dystopian United States where industrialists and entrepreneurs mysteriously disappear, exploring themes of individualism, ca...

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Fables

person de La Fontaine, Jean event 1678

A collection of verse fables using animal allegory to satirize human vanity, folly, and self-importance, including 'The Coach and the Fly' (Le Coch...

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de La Fontaine, Jean

event 1621 - 1695

French poet and fabulist whose verse fables, satirizing human folly, vanity, and self-importance through animal allegory, remain a cornerstone of F...

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