Ayn Rand's Death

The novelist Ayn Rand died at the age of 77. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and Conservative/Libertarian political activist who most famously wrote The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957). She is also known for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.

She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia to Russian Jewish parents. She was married to Frank O’Connor for fifty years.

Quotes

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“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” (Ayn Rand)

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“Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).” (Ayn Rand)

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“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” (Ayn Rand)

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“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” (Ayn Rand)

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“Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” (Ayn Rand)