"A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort, or enslaves him, or attempts to limit the freedom of his mind, or compels him to act against his own rational judgment … is not, strictly speaking, a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang-rule."

– Ayn Rand

"The antipode of individualism is collectivism, which subordinates the individual to the group – be it the 'community,' the tribe, the race, the proletariat, etc. A person's moral worth is judged by how much he sacrifices himself to the group. [Under collectivism] the more emergencies (and victims) the better, because they provide more opportunity for 'virtue'."

– Glenn Woiceshyn

"Comrades!  We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all."

– Nikita Khrushchev