How To Rule The World
What follows is an extended quotation from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. It's a monologue by the villain of the book, disclosing his strategy. In the original, it was a single paragraph. I have divided it up, for clarity. I've also removed any references to specific people or events in the novel. "I shall rule. [One man.] The world. It's only a matter of discovering the lever. "If you learn how to rule one single man's soul, you can get the rest of mankind. It's the soul. Not whips or swords or fire or guns. That's why the Caesars, the Attilas, the Napoleons were fools and did not last. We will. The soul is that which can't be ruled. It must be broken. Drive a wedge in, get your fingers on it—and the man is yours. You won't need a whip—he'll bring it to you and ask to be whipped. Set him in reverse—and his own mechanism will do your work for you. Use him against himself. "There are many ways. Here's one. Make man feel small. Mak...