Человек в высоком замке

           Untilby1960,he’slikesomeoldwarlordoutofCentralAsia;nobodycancrosshim.He’sbeeninpowertwentyyears."

           "GoodGod,"shesaid,leafingthroughthelastpartofthebook,searchingforverificationofwhatJoewassaying.

           "OnthatIagree,"Joesaid."ChurchillwastheonegoodleadertheBritishhadduringthewar;ifthey’dretainedhimthey’dhavebeenbetteroff.Itellyou;astateisnobetterthanitsleader.Fuhrerprinzip–PrincipleofLeadership,liketheNazissay.They’reright.EventhisAbendsenhastofacethat.Sure,theU.S.A.expandseconomicallyafterwinningthewaroverJapan,becauseit’sgotthathugemarketinAsiathatit’swrestedfromtheJaps.Butthat’snotenough;that’sgotnospirituality.NotthattheBritishhave.They’rebothplutocracies,rulebytherich.Iftheyhadwon,allthey’dhavethoughtaboutwasmakingmoremoney,thatupperclass.Abendsen,he’swrong;therewouldbenosocialreform,nowelfarepublicworksplans—theAnglo-Saxonplutocratswouldn’thavepermittedit."

           Julianathought,SpokenlikeadevoutFascist.

           EvidentlyJoeperceivedbyherexpressionwhatshewasthinking;heturnedtowardher,slowingthecar,oneeyeonher,oneonthecarsahead."Listen,I’mnotanintellectual.Fascismhasnoneedofthat.Whatiswantedisthedeed.Theoryderivesfromaction.Whatourcorporatestatedemandsfromusiscomprehensionofthesocialforcesofhistory.Yousee?Itellyou;Iknow,Juliana."Histonewasearnest,almostbeseeching.