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

Quote by Ayn Rand

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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...

Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background,...

Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background,...

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...

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...

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...

Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent...

Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent...

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...

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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.

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,...

He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher

He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...