A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
AYN RANDA society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
AYN RANDLive and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.
AYN RANDContradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
AYN RANDThe difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
AYN RANDAs we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RANDThe purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
AYN RANDThere are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
AYN RANDYou have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated.
AYN RANDThe smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
AYN RANDWe can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
AYN RANDIdentify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
AYN RANDInflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
AYN RANDTo deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
AYN RANDIt is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
AYN RANDThe man who is wrong still retains some respect for truth, if only by accepting the responsibility of choice.
AYN RANDI never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach.
AYN RAND