>>>At the core, I hold the sanctity of the individual as an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others. This means that men deal with each by free, voluntary exchange for mutual benefit. The greatest and most important thing individuals can (and ought to) do is pursue their own rational self-interest and their own happiness. Each individual's life is an absolute.
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>>>Now, everyone might say (with a level of sincerity) that they agree with these ideas
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>>Or we might say that we disagree with those ideas. The greatest and most important thing individuals can (and ought to) do is strive to make the world a better place for all, even if their own self-interest suffers for it.
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>Didn't Lenin said that first? Or maybe it was Stalin; sorry I always confuse the two.

Ayn Rand would be another. I wouldn't be surprised if KG has fallen under her spell at some point.