> I haven't read the works of Ayn Rand, but this quote makes her sound like a cult leader.

Ayn Rand was very much like a cult leader if you read all about her and her followers, known as "The Collective".

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/09/possessed-3

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085E7E3E