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 merely the difference between murder and suicide. Ayn Rand More Quotes by Ayn Rand More Quotes From Ayn Rand I never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach. Ayn Rand longing impossible philosophy I think, therefore I'll think. Ayn Rand inspirational philosophy life The cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values. Ayn Rand revolt cult moral Compromise does not satisfy, but dissatisfies everybody; it does not lead to any general fulfillment, but to general frustration; those who try to become everything to all people end up by not being anything to anyone. Ayn Rand frustration trying people The right of a nation to determine its own form of government does not include the right to establish a slave society (that is, to legalize the enslavement of some men by others). There is no such thing as "the right to enslave." A nation can do it, just as a man can become a criminal- but neither can do it by right. Ayn Rand criminals doe men And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket? No, it's not as easy as that. If that were all, I'd say ninety-five percent of humanity were honest, upright men. Only, as you can see, they aren't. Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea. Ayn Rand integrity men thinking Science was born as a result and consequence of philosophy; it cannot survive without a philosophical base. If philosophy perishes, science will be next to go. Ayn Rand philosophical philosophy science You don't love causes. You don't love everybody indiscriminately. You love only those who deserve it. Ayn Rand causes deserve Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. Ayn Rand time being-happy happiness every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he'll rise. Ayn Rand positive-thinking success inspirational I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between. Ayn Rand half people way I am interested in politics so that one day I will not have to be interested in politics. Ayn Rand liberty one-day politics To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force him to act against his own judgment, is like forcing him to act against his own sight Ayn Rand men mean reality The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap. Ayn Rand atlas leadership men Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth. Ayn Rand greatness dream happy-life We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. We are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt. Ayn Rand self work men The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. Ayn Rand hatred evil winning A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices. Ayn Rand voice made culture Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of equilibrium that guarantees the survival of any particular species - least of all the survival of her greatest and most fragile product: man. Ayn Rand earth-day survival men When intellectual leaders fail to foster the best in the mixed, unformed, vacillating character of people at large, the thugs are sure to bring out the worst. When the ablest men turn into cowards, the average men turn into brutes. Ayn Rand thug character men
