Атлант расправил плечи
By our love
Butwhenyoudo,you’llreachsuchastageofrightfulangerthatyou’llblasteveryrailofTaggartTranscontinental,ratherthanletitservethem!"
"Buttoleaveittothem!"shemoaned."Toabandonit...ToabandonTaggartTranscontinental...whenit’s...it’salmostlikealivingperson..."
"Itwas.Itisn’tanylonger.Leaveittothem.Itwon’tdothemanygood.Letitgo.Wedon’tneedit.Wecanrebuildit.Theycan’t.We’llsurvivewithoutit.Theywon’t."
"Butwe,broughtdowntorenouncingandgivingup!"
"Dagny,wewho’vebeencalled‘materialists’bythekillersofthehumanspirit,we’retheonlyoneswhoknowhowlittlevalueormeaningthereisinmaterialobjectsassuch,becausewe’retheoneswhocreatetheirvalueandmeaning.Wecanaffordtogivethemup,forashortwhile,inordertoredeemsomethingmuchmoreprecious.Wearethesoul,ofwhichrailroads,coppermines,steelmillsandoilwellsarethebody—andtheyarelivingentitiesthatbeatdayandnight,likeourhearts,inthesacredfunctionofsupportinghumanlife,butonlysolongastheyremainourbody,onlysolongastheyremaintheexpression,therewardandthepropertyofachievement.Withoutus,theyarecorpsesandtheirsoleproductispoison,notwealthorfood,thepoisonofdisintegrationthatturnsmenintohordesofscavengers.
