Man holds these rights [life, liberty and property], not from the Collective nor for the Collective, but against the Collective - as a barrier which the Collective cannot cross... these rights are man's protection against all other men.
Ayn RandThrough the dry phases of calculations in her mind, she noticed that she did have time to feel something: it was the hard, exhilarating pleasure of action.
Ayn RandIdeas, in a free society, are not a crime- and neither can they serve as the justification of a crime.
Ayn RandIn a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.
Ayn Rand