Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality is not "idealistic," no matter what its purpose. Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

Litigants obey the verdict of a tribunal solely on the premise that there is an objective rule of conduct, which they both accept.

A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack

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 ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose . . . the fact that they were the people who created the phrase "to make money." No other language or nation had ever used these words before. . . . Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created.

Whoever defends his own rights defends the rights of all.