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==Necessity of value==

In ''The Objectivist Ethics'', Rand begins her description of the Objectivist theory of value by arguing in favour of the necessity of value,<ref>Rand (2005b), p. 13</ref> explicitly stating the importance of opening with the question 'Why does man need a code of values?' and rejecting the immediate question of 'What particular values should man accept?'<ref>Rand (2005b), p. 14</ref> She argues, quoting [[John Galt (Atlas Shrugged)|John Galt]], the [[Randian hero]] in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'',<ref>Rand (2005b), p. 16</ref> that actions can only have value to living entities, and that it is the ability of living entities to hold goals that allows them to have value.<ref name="Rand 2005b, p. 17">Rand (2005b), p. 17</ref>

The best-known of the statements on this subject holds:<ref name="Obligation and Value" />