When the common good of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of… — Ayn Rand
When the common good of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of its members, it means that the good of some men takes precedence over the good of others, with those others consigned to the status of sacrificial animals.
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