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There is no such dichotomy as 'human rights' versus 'property rights.' No human rights can exist without property rights.

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