Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.

The 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.

If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts you agree with

To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

Don't rely on our knowledge of what's best for your future. We do know, but it can't be best until you know it.

I understood that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him.

Thinking men cannot be ruled; ambitious men do not stagnate.