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I stand here on the summit of the mountain. i lift my head and i spread my arms. this, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. i wished to know the meaning of all things. i am the meaning. i wished to find a warrant for being. i need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. i am the warrant and the sanction. neither am i the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. i am not a tool for their use. i am not a servant of their needs. i am not a sacrifice on their alters.
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I Stand Here On The Summit Of

Ayn Rand
I stand here on the summit of the mountain. i lift my head and i spread my arms. this, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. i wished to know the meaning of all things. i am the meaning. i wished to find a warrant for being. i need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. i am the warrant and the sanction. neither am i the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. i am not a tool for their use. i am not a servant of their needs. i am not a sacrifice on their alters.
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