Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.

Quote by Ayn Rand

Topics: Ayn Rand Quotes

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.'

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics...

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics...

Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good...

Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good...

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 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...

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.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose,...

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

From the smallest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper,...

From the smallest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper,...

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 question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop...

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop...