Атлант расправил плечи
The Sanction of the Victim
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"Whatdoyoumean?"
"DoyourememberwhatIsaidaboutmoneyandaboutthemenwhoseektoreversethelawofcauseandeffect?Themenwhotrytoreplacethemindbyseizingtheproductsofthemind?Well,themanwhodespiseshimselftriestogainself-esteemfromsexualadventures—whichcan’tbedone,becausesexisnotthecause,butaneffectandanexpressionofaman’ssenseofhisownvalue."
"You’dbetterexplainthat."
"Diditeveroccurtoyouthatit’sthesameissue?Themenwhothinkthatwealthcomesfrommaterialresourcesandhasnointellectualrootormeaning,arethemenwhothink—forthesamereason—thatsexisaphysicalcapacitywhichfunctionsindependentlyofone’smind,choiceorcodeofvalues.Theythinkthatyourbodycreatesadesireandmakesachoiceforyou—justaboutinsomesuchwayasifironoretransformeditselfintorailroadrailsofitsownvolition.Loveisblind,theysay;sexisimpervioustoreasonandmocksthepowerofallphilosophers.But,infact,aman’ssexualchoiceistheresultandthesumofhisfundamentalconvictions.TellmewhatamanfindssexuallyattractiveandIwilltellyouhisentirephilosophyoflife.
ShowmethewomanhesleepswithandIwilltellyouhisvaluationofhimself.
