My own copy has long since disintegrated. Can someone with the book handy find a passage in a later chapter that describes New York City gradually dying as the looters, well, loot? Specifically, a bit about electricity rationing leading to a law preventing running elevators above the 20th (or so) floor, so in effect “the towers of New York were cut down”, or something along those lines.
Thanks.
It’s on page 500 of one Google Books scan. The paragraph:
Did you need more than that?
I think there’s even a blog called Atlas Shrugged. (I just caught the name of it when I was surfing the web, but I haven’t looked for it as I was just “passin’ through”.)
I don’t know how much Ayn Rand stuff they have, but it might be worth a look.
It’s either “Atlas Shrugged” or “Atlas Shrugs”.
The blog is just typical right-wing ranting, especially Obama bashing. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Objectivism or *Atlas Shrugged *or Ayn Rand.
No, that’s bang-on. Thanks.
Thanks for the info Panache! I didn’t know all that, as I just remember seeing the name one time as I was surfing the net.
You betcha. Out of curiosity, what did you want the quote for?
I have to prepare a presentation on a particular technology’s impact on society. Since my partners are civil engineers, I threw out the idea of discussing the elevator.
My own copy of Atlas Shrugged has long fallen apart and I’m too cheap to get another one.