It is a policeman’s duty to retrieve stolen property and return it to its owners. But when robbery becomes the purpose of the law, and the policeman’s duty becomes, not protection, but the plunder of property - then it is an outlaw who has to become a policeman.

Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.

What greater wealth is there than to own your life and to spend it on growing? Every living thing must grow. It can't stand still. It must grow or perish.

In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.

No concept man forms is valid unless he integrates it without contradiction into the sum of his knowledge.

No happy person can be quite so impervious to pain (Gail Wynand to Dominique Francon)

The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: “Merry Christmas”-not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form-by giving presents to one's friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . .