О дивный новый мир
Chapter 16
Peoplearehappy;theygetwhattheywant,andtheyneverwantwhattheycan’tget.They’rewelloff;they’resafe;they’reneverill;they’renotafraidofdeath;they’reblissfullyignorantofpassionandoldage;they’replaguedwithnomothersorfathers;they’vegotnowives,orchildren,orloverstofeelstronglyabout;they’resoconditionedthattheypracticallycan’thelpbehavingastheyoughttobehave.Andifanythingshouldgowrong,there’ssoma.Whichyougoandchuckoutofthewindowinthenameofliberty,Mr.Savage.Liberty!"Helaughed."ExpectingDeltastoknowwhatlibertyis!AndnowexpectingthemtounderstandOthello!Mygoodboy!"
TheSavagewassilentforalittle."Allthesame,"heinsistedobstinately,"Othello’sgood,Othello’sbetterthanthosefeelies."
"Ofcourseitis,"theControlleragreed."Butthat’sthepricewehavetopayforstability.You’vegottochoosebetweenhappinessandwhatpeopleusedtocallhighart.We’vesacrificedthehighart.Wehavethefeeliesandthescentorganinstead."
"Buttheydon’tmeananything."
"Theymeanthemselves;theymeanalotofagreeablesensationstotheaudience."
"Butthey’re...they’retoldbyanidiot."
TheControllerlaughed."You’renotbeingverypolitetoyourfriend,Mr.Watson.OneofourmostdistinguishedEmotionalEngineers..."
"Buthe’sright,"saidHelmholtzgloomily."Becauseitisidiotic.Writingwhenthere’snothingtosay..."
"Precisely.
