Altruism — Ayn Rand Lexicon. 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 others 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. Do not hide behind such superficialities as whether you should or should not give a dime to a beggar. There are two moral questions which altruism lumps together into one “package-deal”: (1) What are values? Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one’s own benefit is evil. Now there is one word—a single word—which can blast the morality of altruism out of existence and which it cannot withstand—the word: “Why?”
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