Paul Ryan 2005

From Huff Post...
In a session he attended at the Ayn Rand-inspired advocacy group, the Atlas Society, Ryan told audience members that the "victimization" argument would be one of their most effective strategies for getting people on the side of a Randian approach to free-market economics:

Q: Are there particular Randian arguments that have resonance on Capitol Hill? ... Where are our strengths that we can build on when we make arguments?
RYAN: I think the victimization argument -- I think the fact that collectivists speak down to people as victims is not only an arrogant thing to do, but it produces poor results. So backing up this victimization class that collectivists try to produce and showing the folks you're trying to convince that this is not only in their worst interests, but it's not dignifying and it's arrogant [on behalf of the lawmakers]. That seems to work. ... But I always try to show how victimhood has gotten them nothing and how freeing people produces great results.