Ayn Rand ( 10 of 52 )
There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.
There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.
Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being read more
Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being discredited and destroyed all over the world, even though this system has given men the greatest material comforts
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it's up to him read more
Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it's up to him and only him (through his reasoning mind) to decide which he wants to be.
A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.
A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the read more
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
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.
Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: read more
Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: "You must, if " and the "if" stands for man's choice
When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their read more
When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men read more
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes
