Capitalism is the only system where such men are free to function and where progress is accompanied, not by… — Ayn Rand
Capitalism is the only system where such men are free to function and where progress is accompanied, not by forced privations, but by a constant rise in the general level of prosperity, of consumption and of enjoyment of life.
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