Characteristics Quote by Ayn Rand

The difference between [socialism and fascism] is superficial and purely formal, but it is significant psychologically: it brings the authoritarian nature of a planned…

— Ayn Rand

Friedrich Hayek made the point that one of the keystones of socialism is the denial of individual responsibility. Thus, the crusade for socialism always…

— Thomas DiLorenzo

Coincident with the right of individual property under the provisions of our Government is the right of individual property. . . . When once…

— Calvin Coolidge

The right of individual property is no doubt the very corner-stone of civilization, as hitherto understood; but I am a little impatient of being…

— James Russell Lowell

Without property rights, no other rights are possible.

— Ayn Rand

The right to life is the source of all rights -- and the right to property is their only implementation. Without property rights, no…

— Ayn Rand

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

— Ayn Rand

The doctrine that 'human rights' are superior to 'property rights' simply means that some human beings have the right to make property out 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 - to protect…

— Ayn Rand

Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned.

— Ayn Rand

Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the public interest'…

— Ayn Rand

There is no such dichotomy as 'human rights' versus 'property rights.' No human rights can exist without property rights.

— Ayn Rand