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The John Galt line
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"Whatcontract?"
"ThatnomemberofyourunionwilleverbeemployedtorunanengineontheJohnGaltLine."
"Why...waitaminute...Ihaven’tsaid—"
"Youdon’twanttosignsuchacontract?"
"No,I—"
"Whynot,sinceyouknowthatthebridgeisgoingtocollapse?"
"Ionlywant—"
"Iknowwhatyouwant.YouwantastrangleholdonyourmenbymeansofthejobswhichIgivethem—andonme,bymeansofyourmen.Youwantmetoprovidethejobs,andyouwanttomakeitimpossibleformetohaveanyjobstoprovide.NowI’llgiveyouachoice.
Thattrainisgoingtoberun.Youhavenochoiceaboutthat.Butyoucanchoosewhetherit’sgoingtoberunbyoneofyourmenornot.Ifyouchoosenottoletthem,thetrainwillstillrun,ifIhavetodrivetheenginemyself.Then,ifthebridgecollapses,therewon’tbeanyrailroadleftinexistence,anyway.Butifitdoesn’tcollapse,nomemberofyourunionwillevergetajobontheJohnGaltLine.IfyouthinkthatIneedyourmenmorethantheyneedme,chooseaccordingly.IfyouknowthatIcanrunanengine,buttheycan’tbuildarailroad,chooseaccordingtothat.Nowareyougoingtoforbidyourmentorunthattrain?"
"Ididn’tsaywe’dforbidit.Ihaven’tsaidanythingaboutforbidding.
But...
