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Quote from Ayn Rand,


"The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man's self-defense, and, as such, may only resort to force only against those who start the use of force."


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

Source:

"Atlas Shrugged"

Categories:

Government, Independence, Power

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