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The Egoist
"Muzzlethecommentators!Don’tallowthemtocomment!Sendwordtoeverystationinthecountry!Letthepublicwonder!Don’tletthemthinkthatwe’reworried!Don’tletthemthinkthatit’simportant!"
"No!"screamedEugeneLawson."No,no,no!Wecan’tgivepeopletheimpressionthatwe’reendorsingthatspeech!It’shorrible,horrible,horrible!"Lawsonwasnotintears,buthisvoicehadtheundignifiedsoundofanadultsobbingwithhelplessrage.
"Who’ssaidanythingaboutendorsingit?"snappedMr.Thompson.
"It’shorrible!It’simmoral!It’sselfish,heartless,ruthless!It’sthemostviciousspeechevermade!It...itwillmakepeopledemandtobehappy!"
"It’sonlyaspeech,"saidMr.Thompson,nottoofirmly.
"Itseemstome,"saidChickMorrison,hisvoicetentativelyhelpful,"thatpeopleofnoblerspiritualnature,youknowwhatImean,peopleof...of...well,ofmysticalinsight"—hepaused,asifwaitingtobeslapped,butnoonemoved,soherepeatedfirmly—"yes,ofmysticalinsight,won’tgoforthatspeech.Logicisn’teverything,afterall."
"Theworkingmenwon’tgoforit,"saidTinkyHolloway,abitmorehelpfully."Hedidn’tsoundlikeafriendoflabor."
"Thewomenofthecountrywon’tgoforit,"declaredMaChalmers.
