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The Utopia of Greed

           I’masortoffreakhere,anyway.Noneofthemapproveofmyparticularmethodoffightingourbattle.Johndoesn’t,Dr.Akstondoesn’t.Theythinkthatmylifeistoovaluableforit.But,yousee,myfatherwasabishopandofallhisteachingstherewasonlyonesentencethatIaccepted:‘Alltheythattaketheswordshallperishwiththesword.’"

           "Whatdoyoumean?"

           "Thatviolenceisnotpractical.Ifmyfellowmenbelievethattheforceofthecombinedtonnageoftheirmusclesisapracticalmeanstorulemeletthemlearntheoutcomeofacontestinwhichthere’snothingbutbruteforceononeside,andforceruledbyamind,ontheother.EvenJohngrantsmethatinourageIhadthemoralrighttochoosethecourseI’vechosen.Iamdoingjustwhatheisdoingonlyinmyownway.Heiswithdrawingman’sspiritfromthelooters,I’mwithdrawingtheproductsofman’sspirit.Heisdeprivingthemofreason,I’mdeprivingthemofwealth.Heisdrainingthesouloftheworld,I’mdrainingitsbody.Hisisthelessontheyhavetolearn,onlyI’mimpatientandI’mhasteningtheirscholasticprogress.But,likeJohn,I’msimplycomplyingwiththeirmoralcodeandrefusingtograntthemadoublestandardatmyexpense.OratRearden’sexpense.Oratyours."

           "Whatareyoutalkingabout?"

           "Aboutamethodoftaxingtheincometaxers.Allmethodsoftaxationarecomplex,butthisoneisverysimple,becauseit’sthenakedessenceofalltheothers.

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