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And Ferris answered, "You did." Ferris then explained: Project X had grown out of Robert Stadler's own pioneering work on the physics of sound, work he had begun at the University and then brought to perfection at the Institute. Then, before Stadler could protest further, Ferris handed him a speech to make to the millions of people listening on the [[radio]].
 
And Ferris answered, "You did." Ferris then explained: Project X had grown out of Robert Stadler's own pioneering work on the physics of sound, work he had begun at the University and then brought to perfection at the Institute. Then, before Stadler could protest further, Ferris handed him a speech to make to the millions of people listening on the [[radio]].
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As Stadler approached the microphone, listening to speech after speech making eerily absurd claims of how "good" and "friendly" the Xylophone would prove to be to humanity, a reporter called upon Stadler to denounce the project and tell the truth about it in order to save the country from becoming a dictatorship. Stadler shook the man away, and Ferris demanded the reporter's press credentials and work permit. Then Stadler began his speech:{{cquote|I am humbly proud that I have been able to place into the hands of Mr. Thompson a device that will prove a salutary liberating influence on the mind of man.}}
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As Stadler approached the microphone, listening to speech after speech making eerily absurd claims of how "good" and "friendly" the Xylophone would prove to be to humanity, a reporter called upon Stadler to denounce the project and tell the truth about it in order to save the country from becoming a dictatorship. Stadler shook the man away, and Ferris demanded the reporter's press credentials and work permit. Then Stadler began his speech:{{cquote|I am proud that my years of work in the service of science have brought me the honor of placing into the hands of our great leader, Mr. Thompson, a new instrument with an incalculable potential for a civilizing and liberating influence upon the mind of man.}}
    
== John Galt makes a speech ==
 
== John Galt makes a speech ==
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