Character, intelligence, strength in the face of what may be surreptitious, low-level food poisoning: these are important starting points for a discussion of values.

Indeed, everything we do—from our meals to activities to the way we wake you up by silently crawling out from under your bed and gently whispering, “It is time”—is aligned with our values, neatly summarized by our mission statement:

To provide a remote sanctuary shielded from the laws of man and hidden from the eyes of God where anything is permissible—except cowardice.

When it comes to our values, we don’t just talk the talk. We walk the walk—in bare feet, not making a sound, gripping tightly to a spear.

As General Zaroff likes to say, “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.”

That’s why for every person who books a stay on the island, we donate ten copies of Atlas Shrugged, The Genealogy of Morals, and The Prince to elementary schools around the world. By staying here, you are directly contributing to our efforts to expand our work into the lives of ordinary people. This is a long-term project, so even if you don’t live to see humanity transformed, you will still live long enough to know you made a difference to someone, somewhere, possibly for the better.