"The only proper purpose of a government is……" — Ayn Rand
"The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man's self-defense, and, as such, may only resort to force only against those who start the use of force."
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838 Quotes by Ayn Rand
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