Rules In Ayn Rand's Anthem

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Rules A rule is an explicit or understood regulation or principle governing conduct within a particular activity. Everywhere you go in the world has at least one rule. In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the society is based completely off of rules. Almost everyone follows the rules, but there are some who could care less about them, or they just simply don’t believe in them. So, why do they exist? What is their purpose? Will Equality use the same rules for his new society or will he change them? In Anthem rules exist to keep everyone equal, their purpose is to stop problems from happening, and Equality tries so hard to get away from these rules. Why do these rules exist? I believe that these rules exist because something happened in the past that

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