Ayn Rand
Russian-born American novelist and philosopher (1905 to 1982); author of The Virtue of Selfishness (1964).
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No one may initiate physical force against others
The basic political principle of the Objectivist ethics is: no man may initiate the use of physical force against others.
archive.orgSaid c. 1961–1964This on korrents
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No one may initiate physical force against others
The basic political principle of the Objectivist ethics is: no man may initiate the use of physical force against others.
The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet, 1964) Said c. 1961–1964
A person should always be the beneficiary of their own action and act in their rational self-interest
The Objectivist ethics holds that the actor must always be the beneficiary of his action and that man must act for his own rational self-interest.
The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet, 1964) Said c. 1961–1964
Seeking self-interest in production is morally different from seeking it in robbery
There is a fundamental moral difference between a man who sees his self-interest in production and a man who sees it in robbery.
The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet, 1964) Said c. 1961–1964
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Racism is the lowest, crudest form of collectivism
Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet, 1964) Said c. 1961–1964
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