Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
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"Justwhatisthat?"
"Yousee,Dr.Stadler,peopledon’twanttothink.Andthedeepertheygetintotrouble,thelesstheywanttothink.Butbysomesortofinstinct,theyfeelthattheyoughttoanditmakesthemfeelguilty.Sothey’llblessandfollowanyonewhogivesthemajustificationfornotthinking.Anyonewhomakesavirtue—ahighlyintellectualvirtue—outofwhattheyknowtobetheirsin,theirweaknessandtheirguilt."
"Andyouproposetopandertothat?"
"Thatistheroadtopopularity."
"Whyshouldyouseekpopularity?"
Dr.Ferris’eyesmovedcasuallytoDr.Stadler’sface,asifbypureaccident."Weareapublicinstitution,"heansweredevenly,"supportedbypublicfunds."
"Soyoutellpeoplethatscienceisafutilefraudwhichoughttobeabolished!"
"Thatisaconclusionwhichcouldbedrawn,inlogic,frommybook.
Butthatisnottheconclusiontheywilldraw."
"AndwhataboutthedisgracetotheInstituteintheeyesofthemenofintelligence,whereversuchmaybeleft?"
"Whyshouldweworryaboutthem?"
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