Атлант расправил плечи
“This is John Galt speaking”
Youhavenevergraspedthemeaningofhisstatement.Iamheretocompleteit:ExistenceisIdentity,ConsciousnessisIdentification.
"Whateveryouchoosetoconsider,beitanobject,anattributeoranaction,thelawofidentityremainsthesame.Aleafcannotbeastoneatthesametime,itcannotbeallredandallgreenatthesametime,itcannotfreezeandburnatthesametime.AisA.Or,ifyouwishitstatedinsimplerlanguage:Youcannothaveyourcakeandeatit,too.
"Areyouseekingtoknowwhatiswrongwiththeworld?Allthedisastersthathavewreckedyourworld,camefromyourleaders’attempttoevadethefactthatAisA.Allthesecretevilyoudreadtofacewithinyouandallthepainyouhaveeverendured,camefromyourownattempttoevadethefactthatAisA.Thepurposeofthosewhotaughtyoutoevadeit,wastomakeyouforgetthatManisMan.
"Mancannotsurviveexceptbygainingknowledge,andreasonishisonlymeanstogainit.Reasonisthefacultythatperceives,identifiesandintegratesthematerialprovidedbyhissenses.Thetaskofhissensesistogivehimtheevidenceofexistence,butthetaskofidentifyingitbelongstohisreason,hissensestellhimonlythatsomethingis,butwhatitismustbelearnedbyhismind.
"Allthinkingisaprocessofidentificationandintegration.
