Человек в высоком замке

           It’sautopia!YouimagineiftheAllieshadwon,theNewDealwouldhavebeenabletorevivetheeconomyandmakethosesocialistwelfareimprovements,likehesays?Hellno;he’stalkingaboutaformofstatesyndicalism,thecorporatestate,likewedevelopedundertheDuce.He’ssaying,Youwouldhavehadallthegoodandnoneof—"

           "Letmeread,"shesaidfiercely.

           Heshrugged.Buthedidceasebabbling.Shereadonatonce,buttoherself.

           …Andthesemarkets,thecountlessmillionsofChina,setthefactoriesinDetroitandChicagotohumming;thatvastmouthcouldneverbefilled,thosepeoplecouldnotinahundredyearsbegivenenoughtrucksorbricksorsteelingotsorclothingortypewritersorcannedpeasorclocksorradiosornose-drops.TheAmericanworkman,by1960,hadthehigheststandardoflivingintheworld,andallduetowhattheygenteellycalled"themostfavorednation"clauseineverycommercialtransactionwiththeEast.TheU.S.nolongeroccupiedJapan,andshehadneveroccupiedChina;andyetthefactcouldnotbedisputed:CantonandTokyoandShanghaididnotbuyfromtheBritish;theyboughtAmerican.Andwitheachsale,theworkingmaninBaltimoreorLosAngelesorAtlantasawalittlemoreprosperity.

           Itseemedtotheplanners,themenofvisionintheWhiteHouse,thattheyhadalmostachievedtheirgoal.Theexploringrocketshipswouldsoonnosecautiouslyoutintothevoidfromaworldthathadatlastseenanendtoitsage-oldgriefs:hunger,plague,war,ignorance.