Atlas Shrugged: Part III Page #6

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about the crisis in your world.

I will.

Have you noticed that as everything

around you seems to decline,

one thing still grows?

It is the power of your rulers.

None of their plans

and directives...

have solved your problems

or made your life better.

The only result has been their

increased control over you...

at the cost of your freedom.

Do you know why?

You gave them the power.

They called for your sacrifice,

and you thought it was noble.

They said if you worked

for yourself and your family,

that you were selfish

and uncaring.

And they made you feel ashamed.

They denounced the leaders of

industry as greedy exploiters...

The Ellis Wyatts,

the Hank Reardens.

And again, you agreed.

And then you ask,

"Why did they and others

like them disappear?"

I took them from you.

Their achievements flowed

from their creative minds.

Once they understood that the

attempt to control their work...

was an attempt

to control their minds,

they left.

The people on strike

worked for themselves,

for their own vision

of what was possible.

When they recognized

the honor they deserved,

they rebelled against the guilt you

wanted them to feel for their success.

You counted on them

to keep producing,

to keep thinking...

Even as you denounced them

as selfish.

I showed them they were being

punished for their own virtues,

and I showed them

how evil that is.

I made it my mission

to help these heroes say no.

All evil needs to win...

is the consent of good people.

They have joined me

to freely produce,

trade, cooperate

and compete in a place...

where the rights of all

are protected.

Do not try to find us.

Do not try to bargain

for our return.

Get out of our way.

To everyone within

the range of my voice,

you now have a choice to make.

If you decide to support the notion

of sacrifice enforced by the State,

your game is up.

Your world

is in a downward spiral,

and you will ride it down

to destruction.

But if you share

the values of our strike,

if you believe that your life

is a sacred possession...

for you to make the most of,

if you want to live by the

judgment of your own mind,

not edicts from the State,

then follow our lead.

Do not support

your own oppressors.

Stop letting the system

exploit you.

Form your own communities on the

frontiers of your crumbling world.

Your rulers hold you

by your endurance...

to carry the burdens

they impose,

by your generosity

when you hear cries of despair,

and above all,

by your innocence,

which cannot grasp

the depths of their evil.

The world you are living in

is the world they wanted.

Leave them to it.

Those who have left you are

eager to build a better world,

a world of freedom

and opportunity,

a world based on mutual respect.

In that world, you will

rise in the morning...

with the spirit

you knew in childhood...

The spirit of eagerness

and adventure...

and the confidence that

the world is what it is...

and is there

for you to discover.

In that world, you will

not receive alms, nor pity,

nor forgiveness of sins,

but honor, respect and justice.

Don't let the fire go out,

spark by irreplaceable spark,

in confusion and despair.

Be sure of your path.

The world you desire can be won.

It exists. It is real.

It is possible.

It is yours.

Come on, let's go.

Did that just happen?

Stop that damned buzzing noise!

Go to regular programming.

Somebody has the courage

to tell the truth.

"Be sure of your path. "

Is that all you have?

If that speech doesn't do Thompson

in, I don't know what will.

It's not funny. The American

people need government.

And I think that one of the rarest commodities

in this country right now is courage.

I think we saw

a lot of it tonight.

If we didn't cut it off, it'll look

like we authorized that speech.

You damned fool! Would you rather

them think we didn't authorize it?

- Muzzle those commentators!

- Look. Galt is one man.

I don't know who the hell he thinks he is,

but he needs to be arrested, humiliated!

- Oh, the public's not gonna believe that!

- No, no, no, no.

That speech was way over their heads.

You know what?

Galt was right about one thing. The

public can't think for themselves.

They have to be controlled.

What do you propose

we do, Floyd?

He just gave you the answers.

- What more do you need to know?

- Dagny, I'll make him a deal.

Good night, gentlemen.

Dagny, thank you

for speaking your mind.

I just want you to know

that you can trust us.

We're not your enemies.

We've made mistakes.

We're only human!

Find him, and then

we'll make him a deal.

I don't think he's someone

who's open to a deal.

You just be careful

with this, okay?

Everyone's open

to cutting a deal.

She's one of them.

Just watch her. I think she

may be able to help us, huh?

You got it.

Mr. Thompson stated,

"There is no cause for alarm. "

He urges the public not to draw

any uninformed conclusions,

to preserve a sense of broad-minded

tolerance and discipline.

Says Thompson, "We must regard it as

one viewpoint in our forum of opinion.

The truth has many facets.

We must remain impartial. "

No. No.

- We want Galt!

- Yeah!

- We want Galt!

- We want Galt!

We want Galt!

We want Galt!

We want Galt!

We heard it on the streets.

We heard it online.

We heard it everywhere.

The people wanted Galt.

Who's John Galt?

I am John Galt.

I am John Galt.

I am John Galt!

Oh, my.

Are Thompson's days numbered.

Who is John Galt?

I have to tell you,

as I'm watching this myself,

I'm thinking,

"Scream it! Shout it!"

But that would be the way I would

do it... in exactly the wrong way.

Because nobody would hear it,

and he'd look like a mad man.

Finally,

somebody says the truth...

and says it the way

it was supposed to be said.

Power comes from the vision,

not the volume.

We want Galt!

I want it stopped.

We want Galt!

We want Galt!

Bring me Dagny Taggart.

We want Galt!

We want Galt!

He doesn't need

to commit to anything.

I just need him to know that

I'm ready to meet his terms,

whatever they are.

I really can't help you.

We have tried,

but we cannot find Mr. Galt.

Now, we've placed...

What Mr. Thompson means to

say is, we hope he's alive.

Miss Taggart,

I am a peaceful man.

I simply want to help him.

What if someone not as amiable as Mr.

Thompson...

was to locate him before we did?

I'd just hate to think...

Now, Floyd.

We're also offering

a substantial reward.

I wouldn't know how to help you.

Think she's lying?

She knows where he is.

We want Galt!

We want Galt!

John Galt represents today...

the sentiment of millions

and millions of people...

who are sick and tired

of the endless wars,

the attacks

on our civil liberties,

the abuse of what's happening

in the economy,

the poverty that is coming.

And those are the people who are

speaking out, and they needed a voice.

John Galt, in many ways,

is that voice.

Hey!

I was so afraid.

I had to warn you.

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