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The theory of objectivism claims that there are certain things that most people in society can agree upon. A model is pretty. A lawyer is smart. Our society is based upon objectivism. It’s how we make rules and why we obey them.

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Portia de Rossi
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 31
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