"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."
— Existence

January 1, 1970

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Ayn Rand, in Patrick Lee Plaisance Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice, SAGE Publications Inc, 2009, p. 176