Атлант расправил плечи
The Aristocracy of pull
It’sthepersonwhowouldsellhissoulforanickel,whoisloudestinproclaiminghishatredofmoney—andhehasgoodreasontohateit.Theloversofmoneyarewillingtoworkforit.
Theyknowtheyareabletodeserveit.
"Letmegiveyouatiponacluetomen’scharacters:themanwhodamnsmoneyhasobtaineditdishonorably;themanwhorespectsithasearnedit.
"Runforyourlifefromanymanwhotellsyouthatmoneyisevil.
Thatsentenceistheleper’sbellofanapproachinglooter.Solongasmenlivetogetheronearthandneedmeanstodealwithoneanother—theironlysubstitute,iftheyabandonmoney,isthemuzzleofagun.
"Butmoneydemandsofyouthehighestvirtues,ifyouwishtomakeitortokeepit.Menwhohavenocourage,prideorself-esteem,menwhohavenomoralsenseoftheirrighttotheirmoneyandarenotwillingtodefenditastheydefendtheirlife,menwhoapologizeforbeingrich—willnotremainrichforlong.Theyarethenaturalbaitfortheswarmsoflootersthatstayunderrocksforcenturies,butcomecrawlingoutatthefirstsmellofamanwhobegstobeforgivenfortheguiltofowningwealth.Theywillhastentorelievehimoftheguilt—andofhislife,ashedeserves.
"Thenyouwillseetheriseofthemenofthedoublestandard—themenwholivebyforce,yetcountonthosewholivebytradetocreatethevalueoftheirlootedmoney—themenwhoarethehitchhikersofvirtue.
