Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “If an uncompromising stand is to be smeared as 'extremism,' then that smear is directed at any devotion to values, any loyalty to principles, any profound conviction, any consistency, any steadfastness, any passion, any dedication to an unbreached, inviolate truth -- any man of integrity.” ~ Ayn Rand [Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum] (1905-1982) Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriterSource: " 'Extremism' or The Art of Smearing", Chapter 17 of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal