Атлант расправил плечи
“This is John Galt speaking”
Butyoucannotliveasanythingelse—andthealternativeisthatstateoflivingdeathwhichyounowseewithinyouandaroundyou,thestateofathingunfitforexistence,nolongerhumanandlessthananimal,athingthatknowsnothingbutpainanddragsitselfthroughitsspanofyearsintheagonyofunthinkingself-destruction.
"No,youdonothavetothink;itisanactofmoralchoice.Butsomeonehadtothinktokeepyoualive;ifyouchoosetodefault,youdefaultonexistenceandyoupassthedeficittosomemoralman,expectinghimtosacrificehisgoodforthesakeoflettingyousurvivebyyourevil.
"No,youdonothavetobeaman;buttodaythosewhoare,arenotthereanylonger.Ihaveremovedyourmeansofsurvival—yourvictims.
"IfyouwishtoknowhowIhavedoneitandwhatItoldthemtomakethemquit,youarehearingitnow.Itoldthem,inessence,thestatementIammakingtonight.Theyweremenwhohadlivedbymycode,buthadnotknownhowgreatavirtueitrepresented.Imadethemseeit.Ibroughtthem,notare-evaluation,butonlyanidentificationoftheirvalues.
"We,themenofthemind,arenowonstrikeagainstyouinthenameofasingleaxiom,whichistherootofourmoralcode,justastherootofyoursisthewishtoescapeit:theaxiomthatexistenceexists.
