Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Life
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"I’mgladyoudid."
"Youknow,MissTag—Dagny,"shesaidsoftly,inwonder,"you’renotasIexpectedyoutobeatall...They,Jimandhisfriends,theysaidyouwerehardandcoldandunfeeling."
"Butit’strue,Cherryl.Iam,inthesensetheymean—onlyhavetheyevertoldyouinjustwhatsensetheymeanit?"
"No.Theyneverdo.TheyonlysneeratmewhenIaskthemwhattheymeanbyanything...aboutanything.Whatdidtheymeanaboutyou?"
"Wheneveranyoneaccusessomepersonofbeing‘unfeeling,’hemeansthatthatpersonisjust.Hemeansthatthatpersonhasnocauselessemotionsandwillnotgranthimafeelingwhichhedoesnotdeserve.Hemeansthat‘tofeel’istogoagainstreason,againstmoralvalues,againstreality.Hemeans...What’sthematter?"sheasked,seeingtheabnormalintensityofthegirl’sface.
"It’s...it’ssomethingI’vetriedsohardtounderstand...forsuchalongtime..."
"Well,observethatyouneverhearthataccusationindefenseofinnocence,butalwaysindefenseofguilt.Youneverhearitsaidbyagoodpersonaboutthosewhofailtodohimjustice.Butyoualwayshearitsaidbyarotteraboutthosewhotreathimasarotter,thosewhodon’tfeelanysympathyfortheevilhe’scommittedorforthepainhesuffersasaconsequence.Well,it’strue—thatiswhatIdonotfeel.
