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Public Quotes by 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' supersedes…
- Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.
- America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal…
- All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to…
- The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of Rights was not…
- Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function…
- Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the…
- America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal…
- Now you see, Dr. Stadler, you're speaking as if this book were addressing to a thinking audience. If it were, one would have to be…
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- Dare to risk public criticism. — Mary Kay Ash
- We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it… — Julian Assange
- Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. — Alfred Austin
- The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly… — Charles Babbage
- It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he… — Charles Babbage
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- I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service. — Michelle Bachelet
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet