Атлант расправил плечи
White Blackmail
Don’tbotherwithJimTaggart,he’snothing,he’sjustflea-bait.Getintothebiggame.Wecanuseyouandyoucanuseus.WantustosteponOrrenBoyleforyou?He’sgivenyouanawfulbeating,wantustotrimhimdownalittle?Itcanbedone.OrwantustokeepKenDanaggerinline?Lookhowimpracticalyou’vebeenaboutthat.IknowwhyyousoldhimtheMetal—it’sbecauseyouneedhimtogetcoalfrom.Soyoutakeachanceongoingtojailandpayinghugefines,justtokeeponthegoodsideofKenDanagger.Doyoucallthatgoodbusiness?Now,makeadealwithusandjustletMr.Danaggerunderstandthatifhedoesn’ttoetheline,he’llgotojail,butyouwon’t,becauseyou’vegotfriendshehasn’tgot—andyou’llneverhavetoworryaboutyourcoalsupplyfromthenon.Nowthat’sthemodernwayofdoingbusiness.Askyourselfwhichwayismorepractical.Andwhateveranyone’ssaidaboutyou,nobody’severdeniedthatyou’reagreatbusinessmanandahard-headedrealist."
"That’swhatIam,"saidRearden.
"That’swhatIthought,"saidDr.Ferris."Yourosetorichesinanagewhenmostmenweregoingbankrupt,you’vealwaysmanagedtoblastobstacles,tokeepyourmillsgoingandtomakemoney—that’syourreputation—soyouwouldn’twanttobeimpracticalnow,wouldyou?Whatfor?Whatdoyoucare,solongasyoumakemoney?LeavethetheoriestopeoplelikeBertramScudderandtheidealstopeoplelikeBalphEubank—andbeyourself.Comedowntoearth.
