“If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.”– Ayn Rand Related Quotes “Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.”– Lord Chesterfield “It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.”– Niccolo Machiavelli “History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they’ve answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.”– Tim Pawlenty