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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When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

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...

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...

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

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...

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

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...

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

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

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 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,...

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,...

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.

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the...

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the...

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...

Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my...

Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my...

Love is a beautiful thing that can be created by a person with a pure...

Love is a beautiful thing that can be created by a person with a pure...

What can the love in my soul be compared to another wonderful soul which is...

What can the love in my soul be compared to another wonderful soul which is...

Absolutely anything is Necessary is a part of this dream, just as non-Knowledge is the...

Absolutely anything is Necessary is a part of this dream, just as non-Knowledge is the...