THE PRECONDITION OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY IS THE BARRING OF PHYSICAL FORCE FROM SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
THAT IF MEN WISH TO DEAL WITH ONE ANOTHER, THEY MAY DO SO ONLY BY MEANS OF REASON: DISCUSSION, PERSUASION AND VOLUNTARY, UNCOERCED AGREEMENT.
AYN RAND
“THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT,”
“THE VIRTUE OF SELFISHNESS”
