“The end does not justify the means. No one’s rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.”
Ayn Rand
The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z (Primary source)
The Ayn Rand Lexicon is a reference guide to the philosophy of Objectivism. Compiled from Ayn Rand’s extensive writings, it presents her views on hundreds of topics—from philosophy and politics to art and psychology—in an alphabetical, easy-to-browse format.
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“Who will let you? That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Today is yesterday’s pupil.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Who will let you? That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“The proud hate pride—in others.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Where there’s no law, there’s no bread.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source