A social system is a code of laws which men observe in order to live together. Such a code must have a basic principle, a starting point, or it cannot be devised. The starting point is the question: Is the power of society limited or unlimited?Individualism answers: The power of society is limited by the inalienable, individual rights of man. Society may only make such laws as do not violate these rights.Collectivism answers: The power of society is unlimited. Society may make any laws it wishes, and force them upon anyone in any manner it wishes. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand, Textbook of Americanism, Ayn Rand, 1905-1982
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
Wives are people who feel they don’t dance enough. Groucho Marx …
Wives are people who feel they don’t dance enough.
Groucho Marx
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech …
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. Ambrose Bierce
The Devil’s Dictionary
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty …
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain. John Adams
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and …
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. William Shakespeare
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow …
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. Unknown
If we has an income tax law, it would bring millions of …
If we has an income tax law, it would bring millions of money into the Treasury, and those paying would scarcely miss it, and it would lighten the burden that now rests so heavily upon the great body of consumers. J. Thomas Heflin
(D-AL), on floor of the House in 1909 during the consideration of the 16th Amendment. [ALL sic]
Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry …
Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation. Steve Jobs
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. …
The hallmark of authoritarian systems is the creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. Such systems make everyone an un-indicted felon and allow for the exercise of arbitrary government power via selective prosecution. Ayn Rand
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge …
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Victor Borge