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As the tunnel came closer, they saw, at the edge of the sky far to the south, in a void of space and rock, a spot of living fire twisting in the wind.

Now he was contemplating, impersonally and for the first time, the real heart of terror: being delivered to destruction with one's hands tied behind one's back. No, he thought, not an assurance of victory-who can ever have that?-only the chance to act, which is all one needs.

He saw for the first time that he had never known fear because, against any disaster, he had held the omnipotent cure of being able to act.

199 Francisco d'Anconia to Dagny Taggart You will find that one of them is wrong.' Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. 146 Francisco d'Anconia to Hank ReardenĬhapter Seven: The Exploiters and the Exploited The person who craves a moral blank check of that kind, has dishonest intentions, whether he admits it to himself or not.'

If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others, only their rational perception. 'I don't like people who speak or think in terms of gaining anybody's confidence.'Man? What is man? He's just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.'.You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.'

'It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions.There is no necessity for pain-why, then, is the worst pain reserved for those who will not accept its necessity?-we who hold the love and the secret of joy, to what punishment have we been sentenced for it, and by whom?Ĭhapter Five: The Climax of the d'Anconias.To hell with that, she thought-and never worried about it again.Ĭhapter Four: The Immovable Movers She was fifteen when it occurred to her for the first time that women did not run railroads and that people might object. She was twelve years old when she told Eddie Willers that she would run the railroad when they grew up.He liked to observe emotions they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another's personality, marking vulnerable points.Ĭhapter Three: The Top and the Bottom.Quotes Except as otherwise noted, page numbers correspond to the hardcover Random House edition (1957) Part One: Non-Contradiction Chapter One: The Theme 1.3.5 Chapter Seven: 'This is John Galt Speaking'.1.2.9 Chapter Ten: The Sign of the Dollar.1.2.7 Chapter Seven: The Moratorium on Brains.1.2.4 Chapter Four: The Sanction of the Victim.1.2.2 Chapter Two: The Aristocracy of Pull.1.2.1 Chapter One: The Man who Belonged On Earth.1.1.8 Chapter Nine: The Sacred and the Profane.1.1.7 Chapter Eight: The John Galt Line.1.1.6 Chapter Seven: The Exploiters and the Exploited.1.1.4 Chapter Five: The Climax of the d'Anconias.1.1.3 Chapter Four: The Immovable Movers.1.1.2 Chapter Three: The Top and the Bottom.

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