Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority…

Quote by Ayn Rand

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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.

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...

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness,...

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness,...

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,...

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...

Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, but not those who lack the courage...

Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, but not those who lack the courage...

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is...

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

There is no greater wealth than to own your life and spend it on living.

There is no greater wealth than to own your life and spend it on living.

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.

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

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.

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to...

The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to...

If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money

If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money

The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that...

The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that...