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Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: I’ll do as I please at everybody else’s expense. An individualist is a man who recognizes the inalienable individual rights of man—his own and those of others.
Ayn Rand The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z · 1986

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“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, 1986 · Primary source

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Ayn Rand (Author), Harry Binswanger (Editor) · 1986
The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z

An alphabetical reference to Ayn Rand’s Objectivist ideas, drawing together her statements on philosophy, economics, psychology, politics, and related subjects.

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Individualism 10 Liberty 8 Non-aggression 2 Mutual rights 1 Means and ends 1 Moral limits 1 Justice 9 Objectivism 4 Ayn Rand 1 Reason 5 Capitalism 2