Atlas Shrugged Memory and the Past Quotes Page 3
Citations follow this format: (Volume.Chapter.Section.Page). We used the 50th Anniversary Edition published by Signet Books in 2007.
| Quote #7 "We're going to have security – for the first time in centuries – for the first time since the beginning of the industrial revolution!" |
Kinnan's snotty comment connects to the theme of historical backslide that often crops up in regard to the looters and their fear-inspired policies.
| Quote #8 "If you weren't, you'd know that it's not this valley, but the view of life held by men in the outer world that is a prehistorical mirage." (3.2.1.34) |
Ragnar again demonstrates the "opposite day" of the looters and their worldview by telling Dagny that the seemingly magical and "prehistoric" Atlantis should be present reality.
| Quote #9 He rose, he drew her to her feet – and when his arms closed about her, their kiss was the summation of their past, its end and their seal of acceptance. (3.2.2.76) |
By reconciling, Francisco and Dagny are able to both recapture their past and conclude that phase of their relationship.
