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The Exploiters and the Exploited
Therearepracticallynoprivateresearchfoundationsanylonger.Lookatthegreedyruffianswhorunourindustries.Youcannotexpectthemtosupportscience."
"Whoissupportingyounow?"sheasked,hervoicelow.
Heshrugged."Society."
Shesaid,witheffort,"Youweregoingtotellmethereasonsbehindthatstatement."
"Iwouldn’tthinkyou’dfindthemhardtodeduce.IfyouconsiderthatforthirteenyearsthisInstitutehashadadepartmentofmetallurgicalresearch,whichhascostovertwentymilliondollarsandhasproducednothingbutanewsilverpolishandanewanti-corrosivepreparation,which,Ibelieve,isnotsogoodastheoldones—youcanimaginewhatthepublicreactionwillbeifsomeprivateindividualcomesoutwithaproductthatrevolutionizestheentirescienceofmetallurgyandprovestobesensationallysuccessful!"
Herheaddropped.Shesaidnothing.
"Idon’tblameourmetallurgicaldepartment!"hesaidangrily."Iknowthatresultsofthiskindarenotamatterofanypredictabletime.
Butthepublicwon’tunderstandit.What,then,shouldwesacrifice?Anexcellentpieceofsmelting—orthelastcenterofscienceleftonearth,andthewholefutureofhumanknowledge?Thatisthealternative."
Shesat,herheaddown.Afterawhile,shesaid,"Allright,Dr.Stadler.Iwon’targue.
