A man's self is his mind - the faculty that perceives reality, forms judgments, and chooses values. Ayn Rand.
The most selfish of all things is the independent mind that recognizes no authority higher than its own and no value higher than its judgment of truth. Ayn Rand
I preferr the Ancient Greek's benevolent view that: the universe is knowable and man's mind is capable of knowing it. Relativism teaches that you are as small as you think you are.
Nathaniel Branden is the strongest and most believable exponent of Objectivism in that he has created in his own life, and in his books, practical applications of Objectivism to daily living. He demonstrates the practical use of Objectivism starting with his workbook "If You Could Hear What I Can...
Nader's views, like Collectivist views, are constructed on emotions, primarily envy and hatred.