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“This is John Galt speaking”
"Thereisadifferencebetweenourstrikeandallthoseyou’vepracticedforcenturies:ourstrikeconsists,notofmakingdemands,butofgrantingthem.Weareevil,accordingtoyourmorality.Wehavechosennottoharmyouanylonger.Weareuseless,accordingtoyoureconomics.Wehavechosennottoexploityouanylonger.Wearedangerousandtobeshackled,accordingtoyourpolitics.Wehavechosennottoendangeryou,nortoweartheshacklesanylonger.Weareonlyanillusion,accordingtoyourphilosophy.Wehavechosennottoblindyouanylongerandhaveleftyoufreetofacereality—therealityyouwanted,theworldasyouseeitnow,aworldwithoutmind.
"Wehavegrantedyoueverythingyoudemandedofus,wewhohadalwaysbeenthegivers,buthaveonlynowunderstoodit.Wehavenodemandstopresenttoyou,notermstobargainabout,nocompromisetoreach.Youhavenothingtoofferus.Wedonotneedyou.
"Areyounowcrying:No,thiswasnotwhatyouwanted?Amindlessworldofruinswasnotyourgoal?Youdidnotwantustoleaveyou?Youmoralcannibals,Iknowthatyou’vealwaysknownwhatitwasthatyouwanted.Butyourgameisup,becausenowweknowit,too.
"Throughcenturiesofscourgesanddisasters,broughtaboutbyyourcodeofmorality,youhavecriedthatyourcodehadbeenbroken,thatthescourgeswerepunishmentforbreakingit,thatmenweretooweakandtooselfishtospillalltheblooditrequired.
