Атлант расправил плечи

           "Didyouwanttoseeitusedbywhiningrotterswhoneverrousethemselvestoanyeffort,whodonotpossesstheabilityofafilingclerk,butdemandtheincomeofacompanypresident,whodriftfromfailuretofailureandexpectyoutopaytheirbills,whoholdtheirwishingasanequivalentofyourworkandtheirneedasahigherclaimtorewardthanyoureffort,whodemandthatyouservethem,whodemandthatitbetheaimofyourlifetoservethem,whodemandthatyourstrengthbethevoiceless,rightless,unpaid,unrewardedslaveoftheirimpotence,whoproclaimthatyouareborntoserfdombyreasonofyourgenius,whiletheyareborntorulebythegraceofincompetence,thatyoursisonlytogive,buttheirsonlytotake,thatyoursistoproduce,buttheirstoconsume,thatyouarenottobepaid,neitherinmatternorinspirit,neitherbywealthnorbyrecognitionnorbyrespectnorbygratitude—sothattheywouldrideonyourrailandsneeratyouandcurseyou,sincetheyoweyounothing,noteventheeffortoftakingofftheirhatswhichyoupaidfor?Wouldthisbewhatyouwanted?Wouldyoufeelproudofit?"

           "I’dblastthatrailfirst,"saidRearden,hislipswhite.

           "Thenwhydon’tyoudoit,Mr.Rearden?OfthethreekindsofmenIdescribed—whichmenarebeingdestroyedandwhichareusingyourLinetoday?"

           Theyheardthedistantmetalheartbeatsofthemillsthroughthelongthreadofsilence.