Ideas, in a free society, are not a crime- and neither can they serve as the justification of a crime.
Ayn RandPolitically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.
Ayn RandThe verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life.
Ayn RandThe conservatives see man as a body freely roaming the earth, building sand piles or factories - with an electronic computer inside his skull, controlled from Washington. The liberals see man as a soul freewheeling to the farthest reaches of the universe - but wearing chains from nose to toes when he crosses the street to buy a loaf of bread.
Ayn Rand