Liberty Quotes by Ayn Rand

I hold that such a question can never arise except in a society of cannibals.

— Ayn Rand

I am interested in politics so that one day I will not have to be interested in politics.

— Ayn Rand

The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave.

— Ayn Rand

To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

— Ayn Rand

The degree of a country's freedom is the degree of its prosperity.

— Ayn Rand

Everyone has the right to make his own decisions, but none has the right to force his decision on others.

— Ayn Rand

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

— Ayn Rand

It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.

— Ayn Rand

Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.

— Ayn Rand

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure…

— Ayn Rand

A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort ... is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob…

— Ayn Rand

If workers struggle for higher wages, this is hailed as "social gains", if businessmen struggle for higher profits, this is damned as…

— Ayn Rand

I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand…

— Ayn Rand

There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know…

— Ayn Rand

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.

— Ayn Rand

America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued…

— Ayn Rand

Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power…

— Ayn Rand

Volumes can be and have been written about the issue of freedom versus dictatorship, but, in essence, it comes down to a…

— Ayn Rand

Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not…

— Ayn Rand

“There is no difference between the principles, policies and practical results of socialism—and those of any historical or prehistorical tyranny. Socialism is…

— Ayn Rand

Capitalism demands the best of every man - his rationality - and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose…

— Ayn Rand

Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to distribute. The need of the creator comes before the need of…

— Ayn Rand

The only proper, moral purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence -…

— Ayn Rand

Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East…

— Ayn Rand

No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals…

— Ayn Rand

As a cultural-intellectual power and a moral ideal, collectivism died in World War II. If we are still rolling in its direction,…

— Ayn Rand

I am opposed to all forms of control; I am for an absolute laissez faire, free, unregulated economy. I am for the…

— Ayn Rand

All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes…

— Ayn Rand

The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.

— Ayn Rand

The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.

— Ayn Rand

It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.

— Ayn Rand

Capitalism is our only moral system. All other systems take advantage of man's rights and liberties.

— Ayn Rand

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

— Ayn Rand

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

— Ayn Rand

We are now moving towards complete collectivism or socialism, a system under which everybody is enslaved to everybody.

— Ayn Rand

In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it…

— Ayn Rand

The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.

— Ayn Rand

The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.

— Ayn Rand

In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or…

— Ayn Rand

Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of…

— Ayn Rand