All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.
Ayn RandThe only proper, moral purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence - to protect his right to his own life, to his own liberty, to his own property and to the pursuit of his own happiness. Without property rights, no other rights are possible.
Ayn RandAs long as men are free to speak, a small, rational minority will always prevail over an irrational majority.
Ayn Rand