Atlas Shrugged, Part 3 Chapter 4: Anti-Life
Summary: James Taggart contemplates the various People’s States dealing with decline, and Argentina planning to nationalize d’Anconia Copper. He tries to impress Cherryl, but she sees through him, and he proceeds to verbally abuse her. Cherryl visits Dagny, and discusses the situation. James Taggart and Lilian Rearden have an affair. Cherryl discusses it with James, and then she commits suicide.
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Atlas Shrugged was written by Ayn Rand in 1957.
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Start by reading the first-tier comments, which are all quotes of Ayn Rand (some of my favorites, some just important for other reasons). Comment on your favorite ones, or others' comments. Don't see your favorite quote? Post it in a new comment. Please reserve new comments for Ayn Rand, and your non-Rand quotes for "replies" to the quotes or discussion. (Otherwise Rand's quotes will get crowded out and pushed down into oblivion. You can help avoid this by "voting up" the Rand quotes, or at least the ones you especially like, and voting down first-tier comments that are not quotes of the featured book.)
Atlas Shrugged was written by Ayn Rand in 1957.
My idea for this post is discussed here:
http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts...
“By holding to just one rule.”
“Which?”
“To place nothing – nothing – above the verdict of my own mind.”
“Do you want … love … to be … causeless?”
“Love is its own cause! Love is above causes and reasons. Love is blind. But you wouldn’t be capable of it. You have the mean, scheming, calculating little soul of a shopkeeper who trades, but never gives! Love is a gift – a great, free, unconditional gift that transcends and forgives everything. What’s the generosity of loving a man for his virtues? What do you give him? Nothing. It’s no more than cold justice. No more than he’s earned.”
For the flash of one instant, she grasped the unthinkable fact of a man who was guilty and knew it and was trying to escape by inducing an emotion of guilt in his victim.
He noticed that the beggar pocketed the money in a manner as indifferent as his own. “Thanks, bud,” said the beggar contemptuously, and walked away.