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John Galt é um personagem no romance de Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (1957). Embora não seja identificado pelo nome até o último terço do romance, ele é o objeto da pergunta frequentemente repetida "Who is John Galt?" e da busca para descobrir a resposta. Além disso, na parte posterior fica claro que Galt esteve presente na trama do livro o tempo todo, desempenhando vários papéis importantes embora não identificado pelo nome.
“He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another's personality, marking vulnerable points.”
“"Don't ever get angry at a man for stating the truth."”
“"Your own moral code—the one you lived by, but never stated, acknowledged or defended—was the code that preserves man's existence. If you were punished for it, what was the nature of those who punished you? Yours was the code of life. What, then, is theirs?"”
“"I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle."”
“"You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live."”
“"Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them."”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
