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“This is John Galt speaking”
Ihavedeprivedyourworldofman’smind.
"Mendonotlivebythemind,yousay?Ihavewithdrawnthosewhodo.Themindisimpotent,yousay?Ihavewithdrawnthosewhosemindisn’t.Therearevalueshigherthanthemind,yousay?Ihavewithdrawnthoseforwhomtherearen’t.
"Whileyouweredraggingtoyoursacrificialaltarsthemenofjustice,ofindependence,ofreason,ofwealth,ofself-esteem—Ibeatyoutoit,Ireachedthemfirst.Itoldthemthenatureofthegameyouwereplayingandthenatureofthatmoralcodeofyours,whichtheyhadbeentooinnocentlygeneroustograsp.Ishowedthemthewaytolivebyanothermorality—mine.Itisminethattheychosetofollow.
"Allthemenwhohavevanished,themenyouhated,yetdreadedtolose,itisIwhohavetakenthemawayfromyou.Donotattempttofindus.Wedonotchoosetobefound.Donotcrythatitisourdutytoserveyou.Wedonotrecognizesuchduty.Donotcrythatyouneedus.Wedonotconsiderneedaclaim.Donotcrythatyouownus.Youdon’t.Donotbegustoreturn.Weareonstrike,we,themenofthemind.
"Weareonstrikeagainstself-immolation.Weareonstrikeagainstthecreedofunearnedrewardsandunrewardedduties.Weareonstrikeagainstthedogmathatthepursuitofone’shappinessisevil.Weareonstrikeagainstthedoctrinethatlifeisguilt.
