Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
"Iwouldn’thaveallowedit!Idon’tlikeitanybetterthanyoudo!ButIcan’tissueapublicdenial!"
"Youwerenotconsulted?Thenshouldn’tyouwanttofindoutthereasonsbehindthatstatement?"
"Ican’tdestroytheInstitutenow!"
"Shouldn’tyouwanttofindoutthereasons?"
"Iknowthereasons!Theywon’ttellme,butIknow.AndIcan’tsaythatIblamethem,either."
"Wouldyoutellme?"
"I’lltellyou,ifyouwish.It’sthetruththatyouwant,isn’tit?
Dr.Ferriscannothelpit,ifthemoronswhovotethefundsforthisInstituteinsistonwhattheycallresults.Theyareincapableofconceivingofsuchathingasabstractscience.Theycanjudgeitonlyintermsofthelatestgadgetithasproducedforthem.IdonotknowhowDr.FerrishasmanagedtokeepthisInstituteinexistence,Icanonlymarvelathispracticalability.Idon’tbelieveheeverwasafirst-ratescientist—butwhatapricelessvaletofscience!Iknowthathehasbeenfacingagraveproblemlately.He’skeptmeoutofit,hesparesmeallthat,butIdohearrumors.PeoplehavebeencriticizingtheInstitute,because,theysay,wehavenotproducedenough.Thepublichasbeendemandingeconomy.Intimeslikethese,whentheirfatlittlecomfortsarethreatened,youmaybesurethatscienceisthefirstthingmenwillsacrifice.Thisistheonlyestablishmentleft.
