The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live…

Quote by Ayn Rand

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That...

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That...

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.

Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its...

Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its...

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.

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with...

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with...

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...