Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

Quote by Ayn Rand

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The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in...

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in...

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings....

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings....

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...

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's...

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's...

Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the...

Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the...

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

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

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 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...

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.

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.

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.

Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to...

Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to...

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,...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we...

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we...

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...