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Anti-Green
"—thelastdescendantofanillustriousnameinourindustrialhistory,thewomanexecutivepossibleonlyinAmerica,theOperatingVice-Presidentofagreatrailroad—MissDagnyTaggart!"
ThenshefeltthetouchofReardenMetal,asherhandclosedoverthestemofthemicrophone,anditwassuddenlyeasy,notwiththedruggedeaseofindifference,butwiththebright,clear,livingeaseofaction.
"Icameheretotellyouaboutthesocialprogram,thepoliticalsystemandthemoralphilosophyunderwhichyouarenowliving."
Therewassocalm,sonatural,sototalacertaintyinthesoundofhervoicethatthemeresoundseemedtocarryanimmensepersuasiveness.
"YouhavehearditsaidthatIbelievethatthissystemhasdepravityasitsmotive,plunderasitsgoal,lies,fraudandforceasitsmethod,anddestructionasitsonlyresult.Youhavealsohearditsaidthat,likeHankRearden,IamaloyalsupporterofthissystemandthatIgivemyvoluntaryco-operationtopresentpolicies,suchasDirective10-289.Ihavecomeheretotellyouthetruthaboutit.
"ItistruethatIsharethestandofHankRearden.Hispoliticalconvictionsaremine.Youhaveheardhimdenouncedinthepastasareactionarywhoopposedeverystep,measure,sloganandpremiseofthepresentsystem.Nowyouhearhimpraisedasourgreatestindustrialist,whosejudgmentonthevalueofeconomicpoliciesmaysafelybetrusted.Itistrue.Youmaytrusthisjudgment.
