"Jeff Hecht - The Awful Truth" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hecht Jeff)

He paused, having run out of breath before exhausting his supply of
words. "I couldn't convince the Europeans to adopt the standard, but I
succeeded in America, and it has destroyed the heart of the imperialistic war
machine."
The Party Secretary turned to his companion, whose face had paled, and
muttered, "He's insane!"
"No, Comrade! It worked. Look around you. I have destroyed the will
power of the American public. Call Moscow! It is time for the Red Army to
bring the glory of the Socialist Revolution to America."
The Party Secretary coughed so hard that he dropped his cigarette. His
shoe ground it into the pile of other ashes on the floor. "Have you seen the
news lately, Comrade?" he asked icily.
"I know better than to watch television," announced the little man. "I
know what it does to people."
"Or read the papers?"
"I never trusted the imperialist press," replied the newcomer.
"What about the _Daily Worker_?"
"I couldn't be seen with that. The people I worked for might have
suspected the awful truth."
"That's too bad," wheezed the Party Secretary. "The awful truth is that
we already lost."
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