Both Uses of
reign
in
Atlas Shrugged
- An action not caused by an entity would be caused by a zero, which would mean a zero controlling a thing, a nonentity controlling an entity, the non-existent ruling the existent-which is the universe of your teachers' desire, the cause of their doctrines of causeless action, the reason of their revolt against reason, the goal of their morality, their politics, their economics, the ideal they strive for: the reign of the zero.†
Chpt 3.7
- He grasped that these men, who called themselves the Friends of the People, had seized possession of Project X, tonight, a few hours ago, intending to establish a reign of their own.†
Chpt 3.9 *
Definition:
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(reign as in: She reigned over England) rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled