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Quotation from Anthem by Ayn Rand
“It is a sin to write this.”
Anthem, Part One, opening sentence
The journal's first words establish that private thought and writing are crimes in this society.
Citation: "It is a sin to write this." — Ayn Rand, Anthem, Part One, opening sentence. (id anthem-q1)
Portrait: Ayn Rand (1943 Talbot portrait), Talbot (credited); published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Public domain.
