“Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in.”

“It seems to me that all of the evil in life comes from idleness, boredom, and psychic emptiness, but all of that is inevitable when you become accustomed to living at others’ expense.”

“To me the earth's most explosive and pernicious evil is racism, the inability of God's creatures to live as One, especially in the Western world.”

“He felt that there is a loose balance of good and evil, and that the art of living consists in getting the greatest good out of the greatest evil.”

“The fear of death make people do all the stupid things in the world. You want protection from evil? But who will live forever?”

“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”

“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.”

“It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.”

“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.”

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”