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This quote represents the moral crux of the play. It comes during an exchange between Hesther and Dysart, in which Dysart feels that Alan is almost ready to have a breakthrough that might "cure" him of his worship of Equus. Despite the fact that this would be a professional success for Dysart as a psychiatrist, he expresses his doubts to Hesther about whether "curing" Alan would actually be the right thing to do. To Dysart, relieving Alan of his need to worship Equus would be tantamount to robbing him of what makes him an individual, and, perhaps more severe, robbing…