"But how about the beast that's in man—the elemental instinct to fight and kill—to take the woman he desires by the force of his hands and muscle?"
"When man is free and strong and happy he can have no motive to kill or play the beast."
"That remains to be seen, my boy! Your assertion does not change the nature of man. Another problem in your scheme I can't solve is wages."
"We will abolish wage slavery."
"Yes, yes, I know; but man must work—all men must work in your new state?"
"Certainly."
"And the man who refuses to work?"
"Will be made to work according to his ability."
"Just so. We live under the wage system now—the system of free contract by which labourer and employer agree. Under your system contract would be abolished, and men would do what they are told to do—a system of command instead of contract—is it not so?"
"I should say just the opposite. Men are forced to work now at tasks they loathe and for pay that is insufficient. Under our state they would be free to choose the work for which they are fitted."