Ayn Rand Proper role of government

The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means, to protect him from physical violence. But a government that initiates the employment of force against men who had forced no one, is a nightmare infernal machine Such a government substitutes for morality the following rule of social conduct: you may do whatever you please to you neighbor, provided your gang is bigger than his.

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