"Will men ever be better than now?"
"I hope so."
"And how will they become better?"
"By civilization."
"Is civilization possible, when a man has to work hard from morning till night for the satisfaction of his physical needs?"
"Hardly."
"How then can a man do anything for the improvement of himself or his fellow-men?"
"He needs leisure for this."
"And does not that leisure come only when he has gained through his labor a surplus of wealth?"
"It seems so."