The Fountainhead Philosophical Views: Individualism Quotes

Toohey gets a bit redundant and repetitive when talking about individualism and how terrible it is. Here, he tells his hapless niece Katie to abandon her ego and "merge" with the "collective," meaning the crowd or mob.

Toohey uses a good bit of religious imagery and diction in his speech, which helps to emphasize how he is a lot like a religious leader in his speeches and his philosophy.

Toohey might be trying to insult Roark here, but Rand is trying to have her readers see how Roark's temple is actually the better option here.