They had rejected the soul-body dichotomy, with its two corollaries: the impotence of man's mind and the damnation of this earth; they had rejected the doctrine of suffering as man's metaphysical fate, they proclaimed man's right to the pursuit of happiness and were determined to establish on earth the conditions required for man's proper existence, by the "unaided" power of their intellect.
Ayn RandI need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction.
Ayn RandWhat is the basic, the essential, the crucial principle that differentiates freedom from slavery? It is the principle of voluntary action versus physical coercion or compulsion.
Ayn RandMany words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it!
Ayn Rand