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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God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive.

God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive.

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...

The action required to sustain human life is primarily intellectual: everything man needs has to...

The action required to sustain human life is primarily intellectual: everything man needs has to...

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

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to...

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have...

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have...

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not...

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not...

Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.

Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.

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.

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

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

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre...

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre...

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

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

To say I love you one must first be able to say the I.

To say I love you one must first be able to say the I.

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.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown...

He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown...

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,...

Imagination without study is the self-indulgence of the intellect.

Imagination without study is the self-indulgence of the intellect.

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.