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Thought For the Day: If Some Men Are Entitled By Right To The Products of the Work of Others, It Means That Those Others Are Deprived of Rights
“If some men are entitled by right to the products of the work of others, it means that those others are deprived of rights.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
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Thought For the Day: Any Alleged ‘Right’ of One Man, Which Necessitates the Violation of the Rights of Another, Is Not and Cannot Be A Right
“Any alleged ‘right’ of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another, is not and cannot be a right.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
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Thought For the Day: Every Man Is An End In Himself, Not A Means To the Ends of Others, Not A Sacrificial Animal Serving Anyone’s Need
“The moral justification of capitalism is man’s right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself; it is the recognition that man — every man — is an end in himself, not … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: There Can Be No Compromise On Basic Principles
“There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral issues. There can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
Thought For the Day: The Difference Between A Welfare State and A Totalitarian State Is A Matter of Time
“The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.”– -author and philosopher Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
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Thought For the Day: Collectivism Holds That the Individual Has No Rights, That His Life and Work Belong to the Group…and That the Group May Sacrifice Him At Its Whim To Its Own Interests
“Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group (to ‘society,’ to the tribe, the state, the nation) and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Only Proper Purpose of Government Is To Protect Man’s Rights, Which Means: To Protect Him From Physical Violence
“The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man’s self-defense, and, as such, may only resort … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Vilest Form of Self-Abasement and Self-Destruction Is the Subordination of Your Mind To the Mind of Another
“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no substitute can do your thinking—that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Individual Rights Are the Means of Subordinating Society To Moral Law
“Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
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