Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Green
Itwasnotthenownconvictionsofsinanddishonorthattheycouldusetodisgraceyou—itwasmine.TheymerelycarriedoutthethingsIbelievedandsaidinEllisWyatt’shouse.ItwasIwhokeptourlovebiddenasaguiltysecret—theymerelytreateditforwhatitwasbymyownappraisal.ItwasIwhowaswillingtocounterfeitrealityforthesakeofappearanceintheireyes—theymerelycashedinontherightIhadgiventhem.
"Peoplethinkthataliargainsavictoryoverhisvictim.WhatI’velearnedisthatalieisanactofself-abdication,becauseonesurrendersone’srealitytothepersontowhomonelies,makingthatpersonone’smaster,condemningoneselffromthenontofakingthesortofrealitythatperson’sviewrequirestobefaked.Andifonegainstheimmediatepurposeofthelie—thepriceonepaysisthedestructionofthatwhichthegainwasintendedtoserve.Themanwholiestotheworld,istheworld’sslavefromthenon.WhenIchosetohidemyloveforyou,todisavowitinpublicandliveitasalie,Imadeitpublicproperty—andthepublichasclaimeditinafittingsortofmanner.Ihadnowaytoavertitandnopowertosaveyou.WhenIgaveintothelooters,whenIsignedtheirGiftCertificate,toprotectyou—Iwasstillfakingreality,therewasnothingelseleftopentome—and,Dagny,I’dratherhaveseenusbothdeadthanpermitthemtodowhattheythreatened.
