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"
I
am
not
ashamed
of
it
,
"
said
Eugene
Lawson
.
"
Miss
Taggart
,
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
am
not
ashamed
of
my
past
career
as
president
of
the
Community
National
Bank
of
Madison
.
"
"
I
haven
’
t
made
any
reference
to
shame
,
"
said
Dagny
coldly
.
"
No
moral
guilt
can
be
attached
to
me
,
inasmuch
as
I
lost
everything
I
possessed
in
the
crash
of
that
bank
.
It
seems
to
me
that
I
would
have
the
right
to
feel
proud
of
such
a
sacrifice
.
"
"
I
merely
wanted
to
ask
you
some
questions
about
the
Twentieth
Century
Motor
Company
which
—
"
"
I
shall
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
.
I
have
nothing
to
hide
.
My
conscience
is
clear
.
If
you
thought
that
the
subject
was
embarrassing
to
me
,
you
were
mistaken
.
"
"
I
wanted
to
inquire
about
the
men
who
owned
the
factory
at
the
time
when
you
made
a
loan
to
—
"
"
They
were
perfectly
good
men
.
They
were
a
perfectly
sound
risk
—
though
,
of
course
,
I
am
speaking
in
human
terms
,
not
in
the
terms
of
cold
cash
,
which
you
are
accustomed
to
expect
from
bankers
.
I
granted
them
the
loan
for
the
purchase
of
that
factory
,
because
they
needed
the
money
.
If
people
needed
money
,
that
was
enough
for
me
.
Need
was
my
standard
,
Miss
Taggart
.
Need
,
not
greed
.
My
father
and
grandfather
built
up
the
Community
National
Bank
just
to
amass
a
fortune
for
themselves
.
I
placed
their
fortune
in
the
service
of
a
higher
ideal
.
I
did
not
sit
on
piles
of
money
and
demand
collateral
from
poor
people
who
needed
loans
.
The
heart
was
my
collateral
.
Of
course
,
I
do
not
expect
anyone
in
this
materialistic
country
to
understand
me
.
The
rewards
I
got
were
not
of
a
kind
that
people
of
your
class
,
Miss
Taggart
,
would
appreciate
.
The
people
who
used
to
sit
in
front
of
my
desk
at
the
bank
,
did
not
sit
as
you
do
,
Miss
Taggart
.
They
were
humble
,
uncertain
,
worn
with
care
,
afraid
to
speak
.
My
rewards
were
the
tears
of
gratitude
in
their
eyes
,
the
trembling
voices
,
the
blessings
,
the
woman
who
kissed
my
hand
when
I
granted
her
a
loan
she
had
begged
for
in
vain
everywhere
else
.
"
"
Will
you
please
tell
me
the
names
of
the
men
who
owned
the
motor
factory
?
"
"
That
factory
was
essential
to
the
region
,
absolutely
essential
.
I
was
perfectly
justified
in
granting
that
loan
.
It
provided
employment
for
thousands
of
workers
who
had
no
other
means
of
livelihood
.
"
