The Worse The Coming Future, The More

The Unphilosophical Majority Among Men Are The Ones Most Helplessly Dependent On Their Era's Dominant Ideas. In Times Of Crises These Men Need The Guidance Of Some Kind Of Theory; But, Being Unfamiliar With The Field Of Ideas, They Do Not Know That Alternatives To The Popular Theories Are Possible. They Know Only What They Have Always Been Taught.

Each Man Must Reach His Own Verdict, By Weighing All The Relevant Evidence.

What One Needs To Know In Order To Appraise A Man Morally Is Not: What Did His Mother Say Or Do When He Was Three? The Proper Question Is: What Does He Say And Do Now?

The Worse The Coming Future, The More It Should Motivate Its Opponents.

Ayn Rand Held That Art Is A 're-creation Of Reality According To An Artist's Metaphysical Value-judgements.' By Its Nature, Therefore, A Novel (like A Statue Or A Symphony) Does Not Require Or Tolerate An Explanatory Preface; It Is A Self-contained Universe, Aloof From Commentary, Beckoning The Reader To Enter, Perceive, Respond.