Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).


The Virtue of Selfishness (1964)

Ayn Rand Quotes

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights...