Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of government by pressure groups. Its methods range from mere social courtesies and cocktail-party or luncheon "friendships" to favors, threats, bribes, blackmail.
Ayn RandTo be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be.
Ayn RandWhat is kinder--to believe the best of people and burden them with a nobility beyond their endurance--or to see them as they are, and accept it because it makes them comfortable?
Ayn RandA rational man knows-or makes it a point to discover-the source of his emotions, the basic premises from which they come.
Ayn Rand