Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Politically, true individualism means recognizing that one has a right to his own life and happiness. But it also means uniting with other citizens to preserve and defend the institutions that protect that right.” ~ Shawn E. Klein American professor of philosophy, authorSource: Community and American Individualism. A commentary from the Navigator Special: The Assault on Civilization, posted October 17, 2001. Published in the November 2001 Navigator