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There can be no compromise on basic principles. there can be no compromise on moral issues. there can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction.
-Ayn Rand
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There Can Be No Compromise On Basic

Ayn Rand
There can be no compromise on basic principles. there can be no compromise on moral issues. there can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction.
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