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“This is John Galt speaking”
Manhastobeman—bychoice;hehastoholdhislifeasavalue—bychoice;hehastolearntosustainit—bychoice;hehastodiscoverthevaluesitrequiresandpracticehisvirtues—bychoice.
"Acodeofvaluesacceptedbychoiceisacodeofmorality.
"Whoeveryouare,youwhoarehearingmenow,Iamspeakingtowhateverlivingremnantisleftuncorruptedwithinyou,totheremnantofthehuman,toyourmind,andIsay:Thereisamoralityofreason,amoralitypropertoman,andMan’sLifeisitsstandardofvalue.
"Allthatwhichispropertothelifeofarationalbeingisthegood;allthatwhichdestroysitistheevil.
"Man’slife,asrequiredbyhisnature,isnotthelifeofamindlessbrute,ofalootingthugoramoochingmystic,butthelifeofathinkingbeing—notlifebymeansofforceorfraud,butlifebymeansofachievement—notsurvivalatanyprice,sincethere’sonlyonepricethatpaysforman’ssurvivaclass="underline"reason.
"Man’slifeisthestandardofmorality,butyourownlifeisitspurpose.Ifexistenceonearthisyourgoal,youmustchooseyouractionsandvaluesbythestandardofthatwhichispropertoman—forthepurposeofpreserving,fulfillingandenjoyingtheirreplaceablevaluewhichisyourlife.
"Sinceliferequiresaspecificcourseofaction,anyothercoursewilldestroyit.
