Атлант расправил плечи
“This is John Galt speaking”
"Thatwhichyoucallyoursoulorspiritisyourconsciousness,andthatwhichyoucall‘freewill’isyourmind’sfreedomtothinkornot,theonlywillyouhave,youronlyfreedom,thechoicethatcontrolsallthechoicesyoumakeanddeterminesyourlifeandyourcharacter.
"Thinkingisman’sonlybasicvirtue,fromwhichalltheothersproceed.Andhisbasicvice,thesourceofallhisevils,isthatnamelessactwhichallofyoupractice,butstrugglenevertoadmit:theactofblankingout,thewillfulsuspensionofone’sconsciousness,therefusaltothink—notblindness,buttherefusaltosee;notignorance,buttherefusaltoknow.Itistheactofunfocusingyourmindandinducinganinnerfogtoescapetheresponsibilityofjudgment—ontheunstatedpremisethatathingwillnotexistifonlyyourefusetoidentifyit,thatAwillnotbeAsolongasyoudonotpronouncetheverdict‘Itis.’
Non-thinkingisanactofannihilation,awishtonegateexistence,anattempttowipeoutreality.Butexistenceexists;realityisnottobewipedout,itwillmerelywipeoutthewiper.Byrefusingtosay‘Itis,’youarerefusingtosay‘Iam.’Bysuspendingyourjudgment,youarenegatingyourperson.Whenamandeclares:‘WhoamItoknow?’—heisdeclaring:‘WhoamItolive?’
"This,ineveryhourandeveryissue,isyourbasicmoralchoice:thinkingornon-thinking,existenceornon-existence,Aornon-A,entityorzero.
