In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-e — Nathaniel Branden
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-e — Nathaniel Branden
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-e — Nathaniel Branden
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-e — Nathaniel Branden
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-e — Nathaniel Branden
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In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions.

— Nathaniel Branden
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