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That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it.

That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it.

Ayn Rand
Identity, Existence
Ayn Rand (2016). “Atlas Shrugged”, p.478, Hamilton Books

Just as man's physical existence was liberated when he grasped that 'nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed', so his consciousness will be liberated when grasps that nature, to be apprehended, must be obeyed - that the rules of cognition must be derived from the nature of existence and the nature, the identity, of his cognitive faculty.

Ayn Rand
Philosophy, Men, Identity
Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.106, Penguin

This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before.

Ayn Rand
Miracle, Identity, Use
Ayn Rand (2016). “Anthem”, p.46, Xist Publishing

Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification.

Ayn Rand
Identity, Consciousness, Identification
Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.172, Penguin

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