Maxioms by Ayn Rand
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
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of read more
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
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
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
