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The Sanction of the Victim
Nomatterwhatcorruptionhe’staughtaboutthevirtueofselflessness,sexisthemostprofoundlyselfishofallacts,anactwhichhecannotperformforanymotivebuthisownenjoyment—justtrytothinkofperformingitinaspiritofselflesscharity!—anactwhichisnotpossibleinself-abasement,onlyinself-exaltation,onlyintheconfidenceofbeingdesiredandbeingworthyofdesire.Itisanactthatforceshimtostandnakedinspirit,aswellasinbody,andtoaccepthisrealegoas,hisstandardofvalue.Hewillalwaysbeattractedtothewomanwhoreflectshisdeepestvisionofhimself,thewomanwhosesurrenderpermitshimtoexperience—ortofake—asenseofself-esteem.Themanwhoisproudlycertainofhisownvalue,willwantthehighesttypeofwomanhecanfind,thewomanheadmires,thestrongest,thehardesttoconquer—becauseonlythepossessionofaheroinewillgivehimthesenseofanachievement,notthepossessionofabrainlessslut.Hedoesnotseekto...What’sthematter?"heasked,seeingthelookonRearden’sface,alookofintensitymuchbeyondmereinterestinanabstractdiscussion.
"Goon,"saidReardentensely.
"Hedoesnotseektogainhisvalue,heseekstoexpressit.Thereisnoconflictbetweenthestandardsofhismindandthedesiresofhisbody.
