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           Ohyes,ofcourseyou’llagreetoanydemandImake,fromnowon.Iwantyoutositinthatofficeofwhichyou’resoproud,inthosepreciousmillsofyours,andplaytheherowhoworkseighteenhoursaday,thegiantofindustrywhokeepsthewholecountrygoing,thegeniuswhoisabovethecommonherdofwhining,lying,chiselinghumanity.ThenIwantyoutocomehomeandfacetheonlypersonwhoknowsyouforwhatyoureallyare,whoknowstheactualvalueofyourword,ofyourhonor,ofyourintegrity,ofyourvauntedself-esteem.Iwantyoutoface,inyourownhome,theonepersonwhodespisesyouandhastherighttodoso.Iwantyoutolookatmewheneveryoubuildanotherfurnace,orpouranotherrecordbreakingloadofsteel,orhearapplauseandadmiration,wheneveryoufeelproudofyourself,wheneveryoufeelclean,wheneveryoufeeldrunkonthesenseofyourowngreatness.Iwantyoutolookatmewheneveryouhearofsomeactofdepravity,orfeelangerathumancorruption,orfeelcontemptforsomeone’sknavery,orarethevictimofanewgovernmentalextortion—tolookandtoknowthatyou’renobetter,thatyou’resuperiortonoone,thatthere’snothingyouhavetherighttocondemn.