Well, now it's finally their turn. Let the world find out who they are, what their role is, and what happens when they refuse to function. This is a strike of rational people, Miss Tagart. This is a strike of reason.
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"Did you really think we wrote these laws to be obeyed?" He grinned. "I mean, we want them to be broken, in case you haven't figured it out yet, you don't have a bunch of Boy Scouts against you here. The age of lofty ideas is long gone. We're all about power, and we mean it."
(p. 423)
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"We passed a law, a 'moral law' as they called it, that punished anyone who obeyed it - for obeying it. The more scrupulously a man obeyed it, the more he suffered. And the more he flouted it, the better he lived. His honesty was like an instrument serving the dishonesty of others. The honest only gave, the dishonest only took. The honest lost, the dishonest won. How long can a good man remain a good man under a regime that aims to do good?"
(p. 633)
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"Do you know that the United States is the only country in history to brand alleged debauchery with its own monogram? Ask yourself why, I guess. How long could such a country have endured. Ask yourself how long such a country could have survived and whose moral order turned it into ruins. It was the only country in history where the source of wealth was not robbery and plunder but production, not brute force but trade, the only country whose money was a symbol of man's right to his intellect, his work, his life, his happiness, a symbol of man's right to himself. If this is shameful by the standards of the contemporary world, if this is why people curse us, then so be it. All of us who create and produce and chase dollars accept their condemnation. May the world curse us. We wear the symbol of the dollar burned proudly on our foreheads, as our crest of nobility, for which we are willing to live and for which we are willing, if need be, to die."
(p. 651)
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"They all belong to the elite, it's true," Wyatt persuaded, "but only because they know there are no menial jobs - only menial workers.
(p. 686)
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"But I'm richer here than I used to be out here. For what is wealth but a means of extending the boundaries of one's life. This can be done in two ways - to produce more and more, or to produce the same thing but ever faster. And that is what I am doing - producing time."
Wyatt smiled. "The market? I work today for utility, not profit - for my own benefit, not the profit of bandits. My market is exclusively those who enrich my life, not those who suck it dry. The only market for others can be those who not only consume but also produce. I trade with the life-givers, not the cannibals."
"That is our market and that is its principle. But it worked differently out there. In which drain were our days, our lives, our energies lost there? In which bottomless, hopeless sewer full of unpaid debts? Here we exchange our successes, not failures - values, not needs. We are all free individuals, and yet we grow together. Wealth, Dagny? What in the world is more valuable than to own and develop oneself? Every living being must grow. It cannot stand still. It must grow or perish. Look - Wyatt pointed to a plant that was pushing its way into the light from under a heavy stone. It had a long stem twisted by the arduous struggle for survival and drooping yellow leaf germs. It was the only one reaching toward the sun in a last desperate, inadequate attempt. This is what we look like out there in hell. Was I supposed to accept that?"
(p. 687)
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"There's plenty to do here. I've always been short of time, but never of ideas of what to use it for."
(p. 690)
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I SWEAR BY MY LIFE AND MY LOVE FOR HIM THAT I WILL NEVER LIVE FOR OTHERS OR ASK THEM TO LIVE FOR ME."
(p. 695)
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"We never preach, Miss Taggart," echoed Hugh Agston. "That is the moral crime of our enemies. It is not words that speak for us, but actions. Not allegations, but evidence. We do not seek your obedience, but your inner conviction. Today you have seen our secrets from all sides. You will have to draw your own conclusions. We can help you to name it, but only you will have to believe it. Only you can see it in the distance, come to it and accept it as yours."
"Ask yourself whether we should be content to wish that this dream of heaven and the great men of history will come true after death, or whether we should strive for it here and now, on this earth."
"Miss Taggart, I think you would like them to look at you and declare approvingly, 'WELL DONE'.
(p. 699)
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The room had a luxurious feel to it. But it was a luxury that consisted of taste and simplicity. Dagny looked at the expensive furniture, chosen with comfort in mind, bought somewhere in a time when luxury was still an art. There were no superfluous ornaments anywhere. Dagny did, however, notice a small painting by a certain Renaissance master that must have cost a fortune, as well as an oriental rug that was so brilliant in texture and color that it belonged more in a museum display case. Such is Mulligan's idea of wealth, she thought - wealth that is carefully selected, not hoarded.
(p. 700)
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"Right, Miss Taggart?" Judge Narragansett wondered. "What right? I'm not finished with it-it has ceased to exist. But I am still engaged in my profession, still serving justice... No, justice has not ceased to exist. How could it? People can lose sight of it, and then justice will destroy them. But justice itself cannot be destroyed, because they are two sides of the same coin - because justice is the recognition that it exists. Yes, I'm still in my business, I'm writing a treatise on the philosophy of law, where I show that the darkest evil of mankind, the most destructive instrument of tyranny of all the instruments that men have ever invented, is biased law... No Miss Taggart, I'm not going to publish it outside."
"My business is blood transfusion - I'm still in it. My job is to supply the beneficial fluid to organisms that are viable. But ask Dr. Hendricks if any amount of blood can save a body that refuses to function, a rotting mass that wants to live without doing anything to do so. My blood is gold. It's the fuel that can work miracles, but no fuel can work without an engine... No, I haven't given up, I'm just tired of running slaughterhouses where people let healthy organisms live and pump blood into lifeless half-dead corpses."
"Give up?" Hugh Axton wondered. "Think again what assumptions you're making, Miss Taggart. None of us gave up. It was the world that broke the stick on itself-why shouldn't a philosopher run a motor inn? Or a cigarette factory? All work is a philosophical act. And when people learn that productive work - and its source - is the measure of moral worth, they will achieve the perfection that is the long-lost but natural right of each of us... The source of work? The human mind, Miss Taggart, the rational human mind. I am writing a book on the subject, in which I formulate a moral philosophy which I learned from my own pupil... Yes, it can save the world... No I will not put it out."
"Why," cried Dagny. "Why? What are you all doing here anyway?" "We're on strike," replied John Galt. The slight smile that played on his lips gave his words an implacable stamp of finality, "Why are you surprised? There is only one variety of people who have never gone on strike in the entire history of mankind. Members of all other classes and professions have ceased to work whenever they have seen fit, and have presented their demands to the world on the ground of their supposed indispensability - except those who have always carried the world on their shoulders and fed it, because their only reward has always been torture. They have never turned their backs on humanity.
Well, now it's finally their turn. Let the world find out who they are, what their role is, and what happens when they refuse to function. This is a strike of rational people, Miss Tagart. This is a strike of reason.
(pp. 701-702)
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The system should be such that it allows every healthy person to live to the full realization of his abilities and help the weaker. If the healthy, the incapable, or the omnipotent live at the expense or from the work of others, the whole society will inevitably pay for it, sooner or later. There are no cakes without work. JŠ
Excerpt from the article: The middle class makes money doing what it doesn't like to do. The rich get rich doing what they love. They know that working to make a living is the worst strategy to acquire wealth.
The best ones go through extensive soul self-reflection and seek to do what they love and try to combine everything with their unique talents and abilities. At first glance, it looks like they are working hard, but they are not actually working at all. In fact, they are doing something they would happily do for free because they love their work.
Most believe that wealth, prosperity, and dizzying success are only for the chosen few who are blessed with some amazing talent, special knowledge, or are simply lucky. The rich live in the belief just the opposite, that success, fulfillment and happiness are part of the natural order of their lives.
Money has nothing to do with materialism, it is people who are materialistic in the first place. Blaming money for greed and materialism is like blaming food for making people fat. The rich see money as an extraordinary friend that can help them in a way that no other friend can. The more you get, the better you will understand it and why it is the greatest invention of mankind.
The best are masters at producing money through ideas that solve problems. Because there is no limit to the ideas they can come up with, there is no limit to the amount of money they can make.
While most look outside for the answer, the best know that wealth creation comes from within. "When a person gets his attitude about money right, almost everything in his life will be fixed," explains American preacher Billy Graham.
While most wait for the right numbers to fall and pray for success, the best solve problems. They see that if they improve and simplify the lives of others, they have the right to become rich. For example, when they take on the challenge of making a better mousetrap, most others despise them. They see them as self-absorbed materialists and greedy. While most watch TV shows and social networking, the masters think "about", work "on" and dream of a better life.
Most think the rich are smarter, luckier and better educated. But this is only partly true. The rich just see a plethora of possibilities and aren't afraid to bet on confidence in themselves. No matter how many times they fail. They fight until they succeed. They see the potential for wealth in every new idea. They live with a consciousness full of enthusiasm and high expectations. "Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but successful people attract money. They attract success to what they do," uttered American writer Wayne Dyer.
For centuries, the pursuit of wealth has been considered an indulgence, decadence and superficiality, while poverty and financial mediocrity have been praised. While most despise the rich and take pride in being elevated above materialism, they are often drowning in debt with little hope for a better future. Meanwhile, however, according to Siebold, the wealthy pay no attention to these ignoramuses and continue on their path to financial independence and wealth.
Money comes from ideas, and when ideas are unlimited, money is also unlimited. The best focus on new ideas that have the potential to create above-average wealth. For the rich, money is a means to an end. They don't crave money, they crave a life without limits. The best believe that they have a right to be rich because of the value they create for others.
The middle class often criticizes the rich for greed, callousness and materialism. However, according to Siebold, the rich are focused on the soul and are the most compassionate and caring people ever. They contribute a large portion of their money to various charities and help in the non-profit sector. They know how to use the money to improve or expand whatever interests them. That is why they are not afraid to give it.
The middle class is self-destructive when it comes to money. Until it is able to break away from what it was told as a child - that only crooks get rich - it will always suffer financially. When the rich need money, they don't think about whether it's possible, they just start looking for ideas that solve problems. "Money is a sign of freedom," explains French writer Rémy De Gourmont. "Cursing money is like cursing freedom - cursing a life that means nothing until we are free."
The rich, according to Siebold, live in the belief that the universe, God or some other higher power is on their side, helping them with all their might and accompanying them on the path to their greatest dream. They pursue their goals and dreams because they believe that their helping hand will hold them up at every turn.
While most believe that others are trying to bring them down, the best believe that the world is cheering them on and helping them along the way. Same world, same reality, but a different mindset.
Most people believe that people get rich through luck, chance or social advantage. They think it is right for the rich to share their money with those who have less. This socialist philosophy is rooted in the belief that others are responsible for how I am.
The rich believe that everyone has the opportunity to get rich in a free market. They believe that getting rich is a matter of choice. The rich have enough to give away. They are the most generous in the world, but they give because they want to give, not because of a moral code or because of societal pressure.
Marek Loužek
The author is an economist, University of Economics and Czech Technical University in Prague
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"By the application of certain principles, civilizations are first led to flourish and then, by persisting in these principles and their later, atrophied form, to perish." Prof. Miroslav Barta and the so-called Heracleitus' Law formulated by him.
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P.S.
As a judge in Benešov told me, “What would you like, Mrs. Petrů?” I would like justice. The judge said, “Justice does not exist and do not look for it in court at all.” Should I take it into my own hands? Judge: “You will be punished for this.”
Helena Petrů
P.S.
The Petrů couple’s case began in 2007. After 18 years, they are to demolish the building because of 40 square centimeters!
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