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Response To Ayn Rand's Anthem '

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I, Prometheus the father of all this society hereby leave another chapter of the anthem. We live a peaceful life on the outskirts of the other civilization. Others of this previous society have found our people, Therefore leaving them no choice but to be a new member of community. We had to take a vote and all came up with the same idea: if someone is punished, the punishment should be equal to the crime. If someone steals then something equal in value will be taken from them. If someone kills then they should sentenced to death just the same…. I believe that in order to lead a civilization we have to keep equality. Just not too much equality, if we had too much alikeness we wouldn't be considered equals. Our civilization would be a dictatorship.

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