Asderathos

“The notion that one’s culture is superior to all others solely because it represents the traditions of one’s ancestors, is regarded as chauvinism if claimed by a majority—but as “ethnic” pride if claimed by a minority.”
― Ayn Rand, The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution

“The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.”
― Thucydides

“practically every individual has some advantage over all others because he possesses unique information of which beneficial use might be made, but of which use can be made only if the decisions depending on it are left to him or are made with his active cooperation.”
― Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions

“There has never been a philosophy, a theory or a doctrine that attacked (or “limited”) reason, which did not also preach submission to the power of some authority.”
― Ayn Rand, The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution