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Whenever destroyers appear among men, they start by destroying money, for money is men's protection, and the base of a moral existence.

Ayn Rand

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Ayn Rand
Age: 77 †
Born: 1905
Born: February 2
Died: 1982
Died: March 6
Essayist
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Literary Critic
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Science Fiction Writer
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St. Petersburg
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum
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