Friday, September 15, 2006

The Virtue of Selfishness

"To think, is to man's self-interst; to suspend his consciousness, is not. to choose his goals in the full context of his knowledge, his values and his life, is to man's self- interst; to act on the impulse of the moment, without regard for his long-range context, is not. To exist as a a productive being, is to man's self- interest; to attempt to exist as a paraasite, is not. To seek the life proper to his nature, is to man's self- interst; to seek to live as an animal is not."

- Nathaniel Branden, 'Who is Ayn Rand?'

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