Атлант расправил плечи

           "Doyouknowwhatittakestoperformabrainoperation?Doyouknowthekindofskillitdemands,andtheyearsofpassionate,merciless,excruciatingdevotionthatgotoacquirethatskill?ThatwaswhatIwouldnotplaceatthedisposalofmenwhosesolequalificationtorulemewastheircapacitytospoutthefraudulentgeneralitiesthatgotthemelectedtotheprivilegeofenforcingtheirwishesatthepointofagun.Iwouldnotletthemdictatethepurposeforwhichmyyearsofstudyhadbeenspent,ortheconditionsofmywork,ormychoiceofpatients,ortheamountofmyreward.Iobservedthatinallthediscussionsthatprecededtheenslavementofmedicine,mendiscussedeverything—exceptthedesiresofthedoctors.Menconsideredonlythe‘welfare’ofthepatients,withnothoughtforthosewhoweretoprovideit.Thatadoctorshouldhaveanyright,desireorchoiceinthematter,wasregardedasirrelevantselfishness;hisisnottochoose,theysaid,only‘toserve.’Thatamanwho’swillingtoworkundercompulsionistoodangerousabrutetoentrustwithajobinthestockyards—neveroccurredtothosewhoproposedtohelpthesickbymakinglifeimpossibleforthehealthy.Ihaveoftenwonderedatthesmugnesswithwhichpeopleasserttheirrighttoenslaveme,tocontrolmywork,toforcemywill,toviolatemyconscience,tostiflemymind—yetwhatisitthattheyexpecttodependon,whentheylieonanoperatingtableundermyhands?Theirmoralcodehastaughtthemtobelievethatitissafetorelyonthevirtueoftheirvictims.