Anthem as Objectivism

1. Metaphysics

1.1. "We came to know that we had found the greatest power on earth. For it defies all the laws known to men. It makes the needle move and turn on the compass" (Pg 53)

1.2. "'This place is ours. This place belongs to us, Equality 7-2521, and to no other men on earth. And if ever we surrender it, we shall surrender our life with it also.'" (Pg 34)

1.3. "The Council of Scholars has said that we all know the things which exist and therefor the things which are not known by all do not exist. But we think the Council of Scholars is blind, The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them. We know, for we have found a secret unknown to all our brothers." (Pg 52)

2. Epistemology

2.1. "And as we undress at night, in the dim light of the candles, our brothers are silent, for they dare not speak the thoughts of their minds. For all must agree with all, and they cannot know if their thoughts are thoughts of all, and so they fear to speak." (Pg. 47)

2.2. "We have learned things which are not in the scripts. We have solved secrets of which the Scholars have no knowledge." (Pg 36)

2.3. "For they have nothing to fight me with, save the brute force of their numbers. I have my mind." (Pg 100)

3. Ethics

3.1. "For, as it has been explained to us, men are free and the earth belongs to all men; and the will of all men together is good for all; and so all men must be happy" (46)

3.2. "And yet there is no shame in us and no regret. We say to ourselves that we are a wretch and a traitor. But we feel no burden upon our spirit and no fear in our heart. And it seems to us that our spirit is clear as a lake troubled by no eyes save those the sun." (Pg 37)

3.3. "There is no joy for men, save the joy shared with all their brothers. But the only things which taught us joy were the power we created in our wires, and the Golden One." (Pg 86)

4. Politics

4.1. Laissez-Faire Capitalism

4.1.1. "May the Council have mercy upon us! We had no wish to write such a question, and we knew not what we were doing till we had written it. We shall not ask this question and we shall not think it. We shall not call death upon our head." (Pg 49)

4.1.2. "'Yes,' said Collective 0-0009, 'we have much to say to a wretch who have broken all the laws and who boast of their infamy! How dared you think that your mind held greater wisdom than the minds of your brothers?" (Pg 71)

4.1.3. "'Take our brother Equality 7-2521 to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Lash them until they tell.'" (Pg 64)