Individualism regards man-every man-as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from his nature as a rational being.

Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement.

A Conformist is a man who declares, "It's true because others believe it" - but an Individualist is NOT a man who declares, "It's true because I believe it." An Individual declares, "I believe it because I see in reason that it is true.

Mysticism requires the notion of the unknowable, which is revealed to some and withheld from others; this divides men into those who feel guilt and those who cash in on it.

If you know that this life is all that you have, wouldn't you make the most of it?

You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

There can be no justification for choosing any part of that which one knows to be evil.