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The Romantic Manifesto

The Romantic Manifesto

The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature is a collection of essays regarding the nature of art by the philosopher Ayn Rand. It was first published in 1969, with a second, revised edition published in 1975.


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“Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent.”

Ayn Rand book The Romantic Manifesto

The Romantic Manifesto (1969)

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“Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.”

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The Romantic Manifesto (1969)

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“Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.”

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Source: The Romantic Manifesto (1969), Chapter 3 ("Art and Cognition")

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