„Since only an individual man can possess rights, the expression “individual rights” is a redundancy (which one has to use for purposes of clarification in today’s intellectual chaos). But the expression “collective rights” is a contradiction in terms.“

— Ayn Rand
„Any group or “collective,” large or small, is only a number of individuals. A group can have no rights other than the rights of its individual members.“
— Ayn Rand
„The citizen in the Fascist State is no longer a selfish individual who has the anti-social right of rebelling against any law of the Collectivity.“
— Benito Mussolini
„Freedom of thought and of expression are not mere rights to be claimed. They have their roots deep in the existence of individuals as developing careers in time. Their denial and abrogation is an abdication of individuality and a virtual rejection of time as opportunity.“
— John Dewey