Ayn Rand:

Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. It is the notion that a man's intellectual and moral attributes are determined by the genetic pigmentation of his skin or the shape of his skull — which means that his character is determined by his bone-structure.

— Ayn Rand Modern

Objectivism, Atlas Shrugged

Context

The Virtue of Selfishness

Date / Period

1964

Source

https://www.aynrand.org/ideas/essays/the-virtue-of-selfishness

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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