"The symbol of all relationships among such men, the moral symbol of
respect for human beings, is the trader. We, who live by values, not by loot are
traders, both in manner and spirit. A trader is a man who earns what he gets and
does not give or take the undeserved. A trader does not ask to be paid for his
failures, nor does he ask to be loved for his flaws. A trader does not squander
his body as fodder, or his soul as alms. Just as he does not give his work
except in trade for material values, so he does not give the values of his
spirit-his love, his friendship, his esteem-except in payment and in trade for
human virtue, in payment for his own selfish pleasure, which he receives from
men he can respect."
~from Atlas Shrugged
~from Atlas Shrugged
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