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Ayn Rand

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

Ayn Rand

Life

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The speaker promises to prioritize their own life and values without sacrificing themselves for someone else. They also refuse to demand that anyone else sacrifice their life for the speaker’s sake.

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