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"Dagny,"hesaid,lookingatthecityasitmovedpasttheirtaxiwindow,"thinkofthefirstmanwhothoughtofmakingasteelgirder.Heknewwhathesaw,whathethoughtandwhathewanted.Hedidnotsay,‘Itseemstome,’andhedidnottakeordersfromthosewhosay,‘Inmyopinion.’"
Shechuckled,wonderingathisaccuracy:hehadguessedthenatureofthesickeningsensethatheldher,thesenseofaswampwhichshehadtoescape.
"Lookaroundyou,"hesaid."Acityisthefrozenshapeofhumancourage—thecourageofthosemenwhothoughtforthefirsttimeofeverybolt,rivetandpowergeneratorthatwenttomakeit.Thecouragetosay,not‘Itseemstome,’but‘Itis’—andtostakeone’slifeonone’sjudgment.You’renotalone.Thosemenexist.Theyhavealwaysexisted.Therewasatimewhenhumanbeingscrouchedincaves,atthemercyofanypestilenceandanystorm.CouldmensuchasthoseonyourBoardofDirectorshavebroughtthemoutofthecaveanduptothis?"Hepointedatthecity.
"God,no!"
"Thenthere’syourproofthatanotherkindofmendoexist."
"Yes,"shesaidavidly."Yes."
"ThinkofthemandforgetyourBoardofDirectors."
"Francisco,wherearetheynow—theotherkindofmen?"
"Nowthey’renotwanted."
"Iwantthem.
