Атлант расправил плечи

           "

           Theywaiteduntilthedoorclosedafterhim,thenresumedtheirseats;theydidnotlookatoneanother.

           TheyhadnotheardthetextofDirectiveNo.10-289,buttheyknewwhatitwouldcontain.Theyhadknownitforalongtime,inthatspecialmannerwhichconsistedofkeepingsecretsfromoneselfandleavingknowledgeuntranslatedintowords.And,bythesamemethod,theynowwisheditwerepossibleforthemnottohearthewordsofthedirective.Itwastoavoidmomentssuchasthisthatallthecomplextwistingsoftheirmindshadbeendevised,Theywishedthedirectivetogointoeffect.Theywisheditcouldbeputintoeffectwithoutwords,sothattheywouldnothavetoknowthatwhattheyweredoingwaswhatitwas.NobodyhadeverannouncedthatDirectiveNo.10-289wasthefinalgoalofhisefforts.

           Yet,forgenerationspast,menhadworkedtomakeitpossible,andformonthspast,everyprovisionofithadbeenpreparedforbycountlessspeeches,articles,sermons,editorials—bypurposefulvoicesthatscreamedwithangerifanyonenamedtheirpurpose.

           "Thepicturenowisthis,"saidWesleyMouch."Theeconomicconditionofthecountrywasbettertheyearbeforelastthanitwaslastyear,andlastyearitwasbetterthanitisatpresent.It’sobviousthatwewouldnotbeabletosurviveanotheryearofthesameprogression.

           Therefore,oursoleobjectivemustnowbetoholdtheline.Tostandstillinordertocatchourstride.Toachievetotalstability.