To abstain from condemning a torturer, is to become an accessory to the torture and murder of his victims.

Style is not an end in itself, it is only a means to an end - the means of telling a story.

What objectivity and the study of philosophy requires is not an 'open mind,' but an active mind - a mind able and eagerly willing to examine ideas, but to examine them criticially.

To achieve, you need thought

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

The conservatives want to rule man's consciousness; the liberals, his body.

The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, and to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law.