It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone. We have broken the laws. The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so. May we be forgiven But this is not the only sin upon us. We have committed a greater crime, and for this crime there is no name. What punishment awaits us if it be discovered we know not, for no such...

ANTHEM is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated.

Equality 7-2521, writing by candlelight in a tunnel under the earth, tells the story of his life up to that point. He exclusively uses plural pronoun(s) ("we," "our," "they") to refer to himself and others. He was raised like all children in his society, away from his parents...

"Ethik ist kein mystisches Hirngespinst und keine gesellschaftliche Konvention - und ebenso wenig ist sie ein entbehrlicher, subjektiver Luxus... Ethik ist eine objektive Notwendigkeit des menschlichen Überlebens - nicht aufgrund des Übernatürlichen, Ihrer Nachbarn oder Ihrer Launen, sondern aufgrund der Realität und der Natur Ihres Lebens.""Die Objektivistische Ethik vertritt stolz den rationalen Egoismus - was bedeutet: Die Werte, die für das menschliche Überleben als Mensch erforderlich sind - nicht die Werte, die von den Sehnsüchten, Gefühlen, Wünschen oder Bedürfnissen...