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Ayn Rand, Thomas Jefferson and Chief Joseph – Quotes for the Day

Two quotes jumped out at me recently and helped me get clearer about the proper role of government.

The first is from Ayn Rand in her book “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”

The only proper function of the government of a free country is to act as an agency which protects the individual’s rights, i.e., which protects the individual from physical violence.  Such a government does not have the right to initiate the use of physical force against anyone-a right which the individual does read more