“Defiance, not obedience” – Quote by Ayn Rand

„Defiance, not obedience, is the American's answer to overbearing authority.“

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Ayn Rand was a Russian-American philosopher and writer known for her philosophy of Objectivism.

In this quote, Ayn Rand contrasts defiance with obedience as a response to overbearing authority.


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Ayn Rand (1905–1982) was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher best known for her novels "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead." She developed the philosophy of Objectivism, which emphasizes reason, individualism, and capitalism as moral ideals.

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