Atlas Shrugged, Part 3 Chapter 9: The Generator
Summary: Dr. Stadler fled Galt and went to the Thompson Harmonizer in Iowa. He tried to take control, but the weapon ended up destroying him and the Taggart Bridge. The politicians reconvene to plot about John Galt. Dagny joins the strike (finally!). Ferris, Mouch, and Taggart torture Galt.
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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...
A couple of years ago I stumbled upon a Todd Starnes opinion piece about a soldier who was being prosecuted for expressing his political opinions. The Army is quoted as saying, "You should strive to express your opinion while being aware of the overall ramifications of your statements." In other words, you can have free speech as long as there aren't any ramifications that offend someone. Genuine double speak! You can see the article here: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/...
Does anyone have other real-world examples of "voluntary/compulsory" double speak?
What was this about? What did Ferris can about Galt's motivations?
That would be tedious and inefficient. Even Ferris must have seen that coercion was not practical. He had to find ways to make Galt want to do what he does best.
Another reason may have been a type of guilt. Partially because as human beings, deep down he knows what he is doing to people is wrong. Partially because he does not want to be made to see the ugly reality of what he is doing.