“ We are rather a lazy people after the age of childhood, and do not like undergoing more cares than we can help, and great wealth does give its owner many cares. ”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Coming Race (1871). copy citation
| Author | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
|---|---|
| Source | The Coming Race |
| Topic | wealth childhood |
| Date | 1871 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1951/1951-h/1951-h.htm |
Context
“"Are there many sons among you who think the inheritance of vast wealth would be a great trouble and affliction?" "Certainly; there are indeed very few of the Vril-ya who do not consider that a fortune much above the average is a heavy burden. We are rather a lazy people after the age of childhood, and do not like undergoing more cares than we can help, and great wealth does give its owner many cares. For instance, it marks us out for public offices, which none of us like and none of us can refuse. It necessitates our taking a continued interest in the affairs of any of our poorer countrymen, so that we may anticipate their wants and see that none fall into poverty.”
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