To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force him to act against his own judgment, is like forcing him to act against his own sight


For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition) (ed. Penguin, 1963) - ISBN: 9781101137680

Ayn Rand Quotes

To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force ...

To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force ...

To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force ...

To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force ...