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James Taggart
Cherryl is a store clerk who marries James Taggart after mistaking him for a man of integrity. Coming from a modest background, she hopes to build a better life and admires what she believes is success earned through merit. Over time, she sees James’s true nature and recognizes him as manipulative, cowardly, and vindictive. Her disillusionment deepens as she realizes the world around her rewards deceit. Unable to reconcile her values with the corruption she faces, she ultimately takes her own life.
Cherryl Brooks Quotes in Atlas Shrugged
The Atlas Shrugged quotes below are all either spoken by Cherryl Brooks or refer to Cherryl Brooks . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2, Chapter 2
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“But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak? What strength do you mean? It is not the strength of guns or muscles. Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. Then is money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? By the able at the expense of the incompetent? By the ambitious at the expense of the lazy? Money is made—before it can be looted or mooched—made by the effort of every honest man, each to the extent of his ability. An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.”
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Cherryl Brooks Quotes in Atlas Shrugged
The Atlas Shrugged quotes below are all either spoken by Cherryl Brooks or refer to Cherryl Brooks . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2, Chapter 2
Quotes
“But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak? What strength do you mean? It is not the strength of guns or muscles. Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. Then is money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? By the able at the expense of the incompetent? By the ambitious at the expense of the lazy? Money is made—before it can be looted or mooched—made by the effort of every honest man, each to the extent of his ability. An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.”
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