Altruism - Theory
"What is the moral code of altruism? The basic principle of altruism is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to other is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, virtue and value.
Do NOT confuse altruism with kindness, good will or respect for the rights of others. These are not primaries, but consequences, which, in fact, altruism makes impossible. The irreducible primary of altruism, the basic absolute, is self-sacrifice - which means; self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction - which means: the self as a standard of evil, the selfless as the standard of the good."
- Found at Ayn Rand Lexicon - Altruism Theory
"What is the moral code of altruism? The basic principle of altruism is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to other is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, virtue and value.
Do NOT confuse altruism with kindness, good will or respect for the rights of others. These are not primaries, but consequences, which, in fact, altruism makes impossible. The irreducible primary of altruism, the basic absolute, is self-sacrifice - which means; self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction - which means: the self as a standard of evil, the selfless as the standard of the good."
- Found at Ayn Rand Lexicon - Altruism Theory