... But far in the distance, on the edge of the earth, a small flame
was waving in the wind, the defiantly stubborn flame of Wyatt's Torch,
twisting, being torn and regaining its hold, not to be uprooted or
extinguished. It seemed to be calling and waiting for the words John
Galt was now to pronounce. 'The road is cleared,' said Galt. 'We are
going back to the world.'
He raised his hand, and over the desolate earth he traced in space
the sign of the dollar.
Related:
Who is John Galt?
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....