Open Wiki Open WikiOpen InfoG Open InfoGNew Quote New Quote

Quote from Ayn Rand,


"Individualism regards man -- every man -- as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from his nature as a rational being.  Individualism holds that a civilized society, or any form of association, cooperation or peaceful co-existence among men, can be achieved only on the basis of the recognition of individual rights -- and that a group, as such, has no rights other than the individual rights of its members."



By:

Ayn Rand (more quotes by Ayn Rand or books by/about Ayn Rand)


[Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum] (1905-1982) Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter

Categories:

Collectivism, Cooperation, Individual Rights, Individualism, Society, Sovereignty

Rating:

Get a Quote-A-Day!
Liberty Quotes sent to your mail box.
Email:  More quotes...