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Definition
a disposition to continue in the same manner — such as sit still and do nothing or continue moving in a particular direction
- Because on your side you have reason—oh, I know, it's something no one really wants to have on his side—and against you, you have just a vague, fat, blind inertia.1.13 — Part 1 Chapter 13 (57% in)
- He went on, driven by inertia.4.7 — Part 4 Chapter 7 (17% in)
- It was neither courage nor loyalty; it was inertia; they had lived too long with the thought that the world would end if they lost their jobs on the Banner.4.15 — Part 4 Chapter 15 (39% in)
There are no more uses of "inertia" in The Fountainhead.
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