If men want to oppose war, it is statism that they must oppose. So long as they hold the tribal notion that the individual is sacrificial fodder for the collective, that some men have the right to rule others by force, and that some (any) alleged “good” can justify it-there can be no peace within a nation and no peace among nations.
Ayn RandI can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.
Ayn RandThere's nothing of any importance in life — except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are, will come from that. It's the only measure of human value.
Ayn RandAn emotion as much tells you nothing about reality, beyond the fact that something makes you feel something.
Ayn RandDefinitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.
Ayn RandThe right of a nation to determine its own form of government does not include the right to establish a slave society (that is, to legalize the enslavement of some men by others). There is no such thing as "the right to enslave." A nation can do it, just as a man can become a criminal- but neither can do it by right.
Ayn Rand