"There can be no compromise on moral principles." — Ayn Rand

"There can be no compromise on moral principles."

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838 Quotes by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand has 838 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love…
The doctrine that 'human rights' are superior to 'property rights' simply means that some human beings have the right to…
I hold that such a question can never arise except in a society of cannibals.
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea…
Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to distribute. The need of the creator comes before the…
The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
If you tell an ugly woman that she is beautiful, you offer her the great homage of corrupting the concept…
Even if smog were a risk to human life, we must remember that life in nature, without technology, is wholesale…
Statism needs war; a free country does not. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by producing.
This is the age othe common man, they tell us-a title which any man may claim to the extent osuch…
Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. One…
Why is it immoral for you to desire, but moral for others to do so? Why is it immoral to…

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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. — Chinua Achebe
No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to… — Paul Auster
Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it.… — Michael Badnarik
I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try… — Erykah Badu
Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. — Christian Bale
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that,… — William Barclay
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a… — Pope Benedict XVI
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other.… — Mortimer Adler
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation -… — Benazir Bhutto
Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what… — Ambrose Bierce
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising. — Arthur Bloch

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