Tyranny is any political system (whether absolute monarchy or fascism or communism) that does not recognize individual rights (which necessarily include property rights). The overthrow of a political system by force is justified only when it is directed against tyranny: it is an act of self-defense against those who rule by force. For example, the American Revolution. The resort to force, not in defense, but in violation, of individual rights, can have no moral justification; it is not a revolution, but gang warfare.
-Ayn Rand
What’s up man.
The above quote is from the greatest philosopher in history Ayn Rand. She had a lot to say about revolution, having lived through the bloody Russian revolution as a teenager in the early 20th century.
She watched the blood of millions pour into the streets. Then and always a daddy’s girl, she watched the government steal and destroy her father’s small business that supported…
