Атлант расправил плечи
The Sanction of the Victim
Itseemstomethatthisishardlythetimetomakeenemies...Wecan’taffordtoarouseresentment."
"Whoseresentment?"heasked.
"Idon’tthinkthegovernmentwilllikeit."
"Yousawtheconsequencesofthat."
"Well,Idon’tknow...Thepublicwon’ttakeit,there’sboundtobealotofindignation."
"Yousawhowthepublictookit."
"Well,Idon’tknow...We’vebeentryinghardnottogiveanygroundsforallthoseaccusationsaboutselfishgreed—andyou’vegivenammunitiontotheenemy."
"Wouldyouratheragreewiththeenemythatyouhavenorighttoyourprofitsandyourproperty?"
"Oh,no,no,certainlynot—butwhygotoextremes?There’salwaysamiddleground."
"Amiddlegroundbetweenyouandyourmurderers?"
"Nowwhyusesuchwords?"
"WhatIsaidatthetrial,wasittrueornot?"
"It’sgoingtobemisquotedandmisunderstood."
"Wasittrueornot?"
"Thepublicistoodumbtograpplewithsuchissues."
"Wasittrueornot?"
"It’snotimetoboastaboutbeingrich—whenthepopulaceisstarving.It’sjustgoadingthemontoseizeeverything.
