There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to an individual, but permitted to a mob

Quote by Ayn Rand

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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...

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...

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

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...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

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,...

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...

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

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...

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

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,...

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

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

The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to...

The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to...

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,...

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...

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...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for...

Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

So long as you are a slave to the opinions of the many you have...

So long as you are a slave to the opinions of the many you have...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...