“A genius is a genius, regardless of the number of morons who belong to the same race—and a moron is a moron, regardless of the number of geniuses who share his racial origin.”

—  Ayn Rand

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The Virtue of Selfishness (1964)
Source: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism

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