Атлант расправил плечи
“This is John Galt speaking”
Youhavesaidityourself,halfinfear,halfinhopethatthewordshadnomeaning.
Youhavecriedthatman’ssinsaredestroyingtheworldandyouhavecursedhumannatureforitsunwillingnesstopracticethevirtuesyoudemanded.Sincevirtue,toyou,consistsofsacrifice,youhavedemandedmoresacrificesateverysuccessivedisaster.Inthenameofareturntomorality,youhavesacrificedallthoseevilswhichyouheldasthecauseofyourplight.Youhavesacrificedjusticetomercy.Youhavesacrificedindependencetounity.Youhavesacrificedreasontofaith.
Youhavesacrificedwealthtoneed.Youhavesacrificedself-esteemtoself-denial.Youhavesacrificedhappinesstoduty.
"Youhavedestroyedallthatwhichyouheldtobeevilandachievedallthatwhichyouheldtobegood.Why,then,doyoushrinkinhorrorfromthesightoftheworldaroundyou?Thatworldisnottheproductofyoursins,itistheproductandtheimageofyourvirtues.Itisyourmoralidealbroughtintorealityinitsfullandfinalperfection.Youhavefoughtforit,youhavedreamedofit,youhavewishedit,andI—Iamthemanwhohasgrantedyouyourwish.
"Youridealhadanimplacableenemy,whichyourcodeofmoralitywasdesignedtodestroy.Ihavewithdrawnthatenemy.Ihavetakenitoutofyourwayandoutofyourreach.Ihaveremovedthesourceofallthoseevilsyouweresacrificingonebyone.Ihaveendedyourbattle.Ihavestoppedyourmotor.
