I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
Ayn RandThe only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren
Ayn RandDominique as Gail looks at her "... there is a stage of worship which makes the worshiper himself an object of reverence."
Ayn Rand"Judge not, that ye be not judge"... is an abdication of moral responsibility: it is a moral blank check one gives to others in exchange for a moral blank check one expects for oneself. There is no escape from the fact that men have to make choices; so long as men have to make choices, there is no escape from moral values; so long as moral values are at stake, no moral neutrality is possible. To abstain from condemning a torturer, is to become an accesory to the torture and murder of his victims. The moral principle to adopt... is: "Judge, and be prepared to be judged."
Ayn RandIn all proper relationships there is no sacrifice of anyone to anyone. An architect needs clients, but he does not subordinate his work to their wishes. They need him, but they do not order a house just to give him commission. Men exchange their work by free, mutual consent to mutual advantage when their personal interests agree and they both desire the exchange.
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