➔ Atlas Shrugged Part III Chapter 8: The Egoist - They Begged Him to Save Them
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One of the most absurd and one of the most real things Rand ever wrote. The government captures the man who told them exactly why their system is failing. Their first move? They ask him to run it for them.
The Aftermath of the Speech
Right after Galt’s radio speech. The government officials are standing around the radio, stunned. Mr. Thompson asks “It wasn’t real, was it?” Like a kid who watched a horror movie and needs someone to tell him it was fake.