Ayn Rand, Ellsworth Toohey in The Fountainhead (1996), p. 636
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Don’t set out to raze all shrines—you’ll frighten men. Enshrine mediocrity—and the shrines are razed.
— Ayn Rand on Mediocrity
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About Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (2 February 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her bestselling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.
About Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (2 February 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her bestselling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.
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