Ayn Rand — "I am not a believer in God. I am an atheist."

"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossibl…"

"The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master."

"I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one observes the actual requirements of man’s survival and prosperity, one …"

"The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt."

"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism—by vote. It is the difference betw…"