Anthem by Ayn Rand [Individualism and Dystopia: Ayn Rand's Anthem] (The Greatest Kindle Books of All Time)

by Ayn Rand

This is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too quick.

The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them.

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.

My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.

To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.