But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man…

Ayn Rand
779 citations
But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Anthem, p.49, Xist Publishing
Love
29

More Author Quotes

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a man with a picture gallery at the price of cutting out his eyes. ✨ Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen ( … ▶
every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he'll rise. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). Atlas Shrugged, p.1004, Penguin
The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.
Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his … ▶
Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East Berlin is the latest demonstration, like a laboratory e … ▶

But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Anthem, p.49, Xist Publishing

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes