There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.

We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first).

I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals and I loathe humanity for its failure to live up to these possibilities.

Kira, the highest thing in man is not his god. It's that in him which knows the reverence due a god. And you, Kira, are my highest reverence.

There are no little people in America. There are only people, equal before the law, yearning to breathe free and wanting to achieve the best within them.

If you want to feel good, be rational.

The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence.