To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'
Ayn RandRead
Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
Interpretation
The guiding philosophy of a society shapes its future outcomes and direction.
This quote emphasizes the importance of understanding the core values and beliefs that drive a society's actions. By identifying the dominant philosophy, one can foresee how it will influence decisions, behaviors, and the overall trajectory of that society in the future.
In practice
In a discussion about the impact of cultural values on political decisions.
To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'
The difference between animals and humans is that animals change themselves for the environment, but humans change the environment for themselves.
It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth. It is my ears which hear, and the hearing of my ears gives its song to the world. It is my mind which thinks, and the judgement of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth. It is my will which chooses, and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect.
What is the basic, the essential, the crucial principle that differentiates freedom from slavery? It is the principle of voluntary action versus physical coercion or compulsion.
One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living.
I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in better taste to select the least numerous of the adversaries.
If all consciousness is subject to essential laws in a manner similar to that in which spatial reality is subject to mathematical laws, then these essential laws will be of most fertile significance in investigating facts of the conscious life of human and brute animals.
There are no masses; there are only ways of seeing people as masses
O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men!
We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.
It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.
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