“There is only one argument for doing something; the rest are arguments for doing nothing”

“The argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument against all exclusive, privileged, monopolistic organization, against the use of coercion to prevent others from doing better.”

“A novel is an impression, not an argument; and there the matter must rest.”

“to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no rational arguments to offer.”

“No. But it's like the argument `don't donate to third-world countries because the money mightn't get to them.' People only say that because it makes them feel better about the fact that they do nothing.”

“One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgments of value follow directly his wishes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are an attempt to support his illusions with arguments. [p.111]”