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On February 2, 1905, in Saint Petersburg, a soul was born who would leave her mark on thought and letters: Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum, better known as Ayn Rand. A Russian-born American philosopher and writer, she left behind words that still echo, like a prophetic resonance in the upheavals of our time.
She wrote these words: « When you realize that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from those who produce nothing… When you see money flowing not toward those who create goods, but toward those who trade in favors… When you understand that some grow richer not through labor but through corruption and influence, and that the laws no longer protect you from them but, on the contrary, protect them from you… When you discover that corruption is rewarded while honesty becomes a sacrifice, then you will know, without a shadow of a doubt, that your society is doomed.
»A warning carved in the marble of thought, a mirror held up to a faltering world.
Great words!
She wrote these words: "When you realize that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from those who produce nothing… When you see money flowing not toward those who create goods, but toward those who trade in favors… When you understand that some grow richer not through labor but through corruption and influence, and that the laws no longer protect you from them but, on the contrary, protect them from you… When you discover that corruption is rewarded while honesty becomes a sacrifice, then you will know, without a shadow of a doubt, that your society is doomed."





