Favorite Ayn Rand quote?

[Deja Q]

"Man—every man—is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others. He must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. The pursuit of his own rational self-interest and of his own happiness is the highest moral purpose of his life."

Funny how Libertarians love this stuff, but can't fathom how offshoring means that a man is sacrificing others to himself... :shrug:

You can imagine how many "Libertarians" won't be signing up for the military either; that lot is tantamount to anarchists. Fun to talk to, but they have no sense of loyalty. Except for themselves, and they break their own moral codes to BE happy. Which is irrational too... but that's because we're human.


(well, as far as one can take a Rand quote and try to think anything intersting behind it. The trouble with Rand is, and this is a fact, her comments are only one-dimensional. And her followers often enough reflect that and go out of their way to spin facts to fit their own viewpoint...)