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Any group or "collective", large or small, is only a number of individuals. a group can have no rights other than the rights of its individual members.
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Any Group Or "collective", Large Or Small,

Ayn Rand
Any group or "collective", large or small, is only a number of individuals. a group can have no rights other than the rights of its individual members.
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