Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Quote by Ayn Rand

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A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim...

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have...

People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

Government help to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a...

Government help to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises....

Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises....

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to...

The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to...

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal...

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal...

In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you...

In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you...

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.