Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history's brilliant eras; whenever it fell, so did mankind.

A good quotation must be a complete entity. It must be like a headline - sharp, clear, whole.

The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, and to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law.

Get the hell out of my way!

The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism.

We didn't really have to take everything so seriously, did we?

In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.