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norespectforauthority.People...peopleseemtobeonthevergeofpanic."
"Well?"
"Well,foronething,it’sthatdamnablebusinessofallthosebigindustrialistswho’vevanishedintothinair!Nobody’sbeenabletoexplainitandit’sgivingthemthejitters.There’sallsortsofhystericalstuffbeingwhisperedaboutit,butwhattheywhispermostlyisthat‘nodecentmanwillworkforthosepeople.’TheymeanthepeopleinWashington.Nowdoyousee?Youwouldn’tsuspectthatyouweresofamous,butyouare,oryou’vebecome,eversinceyourplanecrash.Nobodybelievedtheplanecrash.Theyallthoughtyouhadbrokenthelaw,thatis,Directive10-289,anddeserted.There’salotofpopular...misunderstandingofDirective10-289,alotof...well,unrest.
Nowyouseehowimportantitisthatyougoontheairandtellpeoplethatitisn’ttruethatDirective10-289isdestroyingindustry,thatit’sasoundpieceoflegislationdevisedforeverybody’sgood,andthatifthey’lljustbepatientalittlelonger,thingswillimproveandprosperitywillreturn.Theydon’tbelieveanypublicofficialanymore.You...you’reanindustrialist,oneofthefewleftoftheoldschool,andtheonlyonewho’severcomebackaftertheythoughtyou’dgone.You’reknownas...asareactionarywho’sopposedtoWashingtonpolicies.Sothepeoplewillbelieveyou.Itwouldhaveagreatinfluenceonthem,itwouldbuttresstheirconfidence,itwouldhelptheirmorale.
