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The John Galt line
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"Iam."
"That’sagainsttwodozenlaws.They’llsockyouworsethanme,iftheycatchyouatit."
"Sure.That’syourprotection—soyouwon’tbeleftatthemercyofmygoodwill."
Reardensmiled;itwasahappysmile,butheclosedhiseyesasunderablow.Thenheshookhishead."Thanks,"hesaid."ButI’mnotoneofthem.Idon’texpectanybodytoworkformeatcost."
"I’mnotoneofthem,either,"saidDanaggerangrily."Lookhere,Rearden,don’tyousupposeIknowwhatI’mgetting,unearned?Themoneydoesn’tpayyouforit.Notnowadays."
"Youdidn’tvolunteertobidtobuymyproperty.Iaskedyoutobuyit.Iwishtherehadbeensomebodylikeyouintheorebusiness,totakeovermymines.Therewasn’t.Ifyouwanttodomeafavor,don’toffermerebates.Givemeachancetopayyouhigherprices,higherthananyoneelsewilloffer,sockmeanythingyouwish,justsoI’llbefirsttogetthecoal.I’llmanagemyendofit.Onlyletmehavethecoal."
"You’llhaveit."
Reardenwondered,forawhile,whyheheardnowordfromWesleyMouch.HiscallstoWashingtonremainedunanswered.ThenhereceivedaletterconsistingofasinglesentencewhichinformedhimthatMr.Mouchwasresigningfromhisemploy.
