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He could not help it, he said, if the tonnage intended for Taggart Transcontinental had been turned over, on the eve of its scheduled delivery, to the Bureau of Global Relief for shipment to the People's State of England...

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Part II ("Either-Or"), Chapter V ("Account Overdrawn"), page 496.

Oil instead of coal, China instead of England, but still the same.

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Oil instead of coal, China instead of England, but still the same.
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Indeed. That lady had incredible insight and foresight. I just hope she ended her book based on that great foresight. I would sleep better if she were still around watching the current events.

She would not be surprised. But would she retain her confidence in the human race?