Атлант расправил плечи
The Egoist
Thompsonwishesittobeknown,"saidofficialbroadcastsonthemorningofNovember23,"thatthereisnocauseforalarm.Heurgesthepublicnottodrawanyhastyconclusions.Wemustpreserveourdiscipline,ourmorale,ourunityandoursenseofbroad-mindedtolerance.Theunconventionalspeech,whichsomeofyoumighthaveheardontheradiolastnight,wasathought-provokingcontributiontoourpoolofideasonworldproblems.Wemustconsideritsoberly,avoidingtheextremesoftotalcondemnationorofrecklessagreement.
Wemustregarditasoneviewpointoutofmanyinourdemocraticforumofpublicopinion,which,aslastnighthasproved,isopentoall.Thetruth,saysMr.Thompson,hasmanyfacets.Wemustremainimpartial."
"They’resilent,"wroteChickMorrison,asasummaryofitscontent,acrossthereportfromoneofthefieldagentshehadsentoutonamissionentitledPublicPulseTaking."They’resilent,"hewroteacrossthenextreport,thenacrossanotherandanother."Silence,"hewrote,withafrownofuneasiness,summinguphisreporttoMr.Thompson.
"Peopleseemtobesilent.
