Ayn Rand

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

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

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.

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.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape read more

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.