John Galt is Prometheus who changed his mind. After centuries of being…

Ayn Rand
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John Galt is Prometheus who changed his mind. After centuries of being torn by vultures in payment for having brought to men the fire of the gods, he broke his chains—and he withdrew his fire—until the day when men withdraw their vultures. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.397, Hamilton Books
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