Атлант расправил плечи
The Egoist
We’renottobedamned!Wehadnochoice!Thereisnootherwaytoliveonearth!...Whydon’tyouanswerme?Whatareyouseeing?Areyouthinkingofthatspeechyoumade?Idon’twanttothinkofit!Itwasonlylogic!Onecan’tlivebylogic!Doyouhearme?...Don’tlookatme!You’reaskingtheimpossible!Mencan’texistyourway!Youpermitnomomentsofweakness,youdon’tallowforhumanfrailtiesorhumanfeelings!Whatdoyouwantofus?Rationalitytwenty-fourhoursaday,withnoloophole,norest,noescape?...Don’tlookatme,Goddamnyou!I’mnotafraidofyouanylonger!Doyouhearme?Iamnotafraid!Whoareyoutoblameme,youmiserablefailure?Here’swhereyourroadhasbroughtyou!Hereyouare,caught,helpless,underguard,tobekilledbythosebrutesatanymoment—andyoudaretoaccusemeofbeingimpractical!Ohyes,you’regoingtobekilled!Youwon’twin!Youcan’tbeallowedtowin!Youarethemanwhohastobedestroyed!"
Dr.Stadler’sgaspwasamuffledscream,asiftheimmobilityofthefigureonthewindowsillhadservedasasilentreflectorandhadsuddenlymadehimseethefullmeaningofhisownwords.
"No!"moanedDr.Stadler,movinghisheadfromsidetoside,toescapetheunmovinggreeneyes."No!...No!...No!"
Galt’svoicehadthesameunbendingausterityashiseyes:"YouhavesaideverythingIwantedtosaytoyou."
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