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Anti-Green
’Youknew,whenyousaidit,thatitwasmymind,mywill,mybeingandmysoulthatIwasgivingyoubymeansofthatdesire.AndIwanttosayitnow,toletthatmorningmeanwhatitmeant:mymind,mywill,mybeingandmysoul,Dagny—yours,foraslongasIshalllive."
Hewaslookingstraightatherandshesawabriefsparkleinhiseyes,whichwasnotasmile,butalmostasifhehadheardthecryshehadnotuttered.
"Letmefinish,dearest.IwantyoutoknowhowfullyIknowwhatIamsaying.I,whothoughtthatIwasfightingthem,Ihadacceptedtheworstofourenemies’creed—andthatiswhatI’vepaidforeversince,asIampayingnowandasImust.Ihadacceptedtheonetenetbywhichtheydestroyamanbeforehe’sstarted,thekiller-tenet:thebreachbetweenhismindandbody.Ihadacceptedit,likemostoftheirvictims,notknowingit,notknowingeventhattheissueexisted.IrebelledagainsttheircreedofhumanimpotenceandItookprideinmyabilitytothink,toact,toworkforthesatisfactionofmydesires.
ButIdidnotknowthatthiswasvirtue,Ineveridentifieditasamoralvalue,asthehighestofmoralvalues,tobedefendedaboveone’slife,becauseit’sthatwhichmakeslifepossible.AndIacceptedpunishmentforit,punishmentforvirtueatthehandsofanarrogantevil,madearrogantsolelybymyignoranceandmysubmission.
"Iacceptedtheirinsults,theirfrauds,theirextortions.
