They refuse anything but the very smallest pay, and insist on giving for this the utmost possible labor.
Tradesmen also have to supply the community with articles of all sorts; merchants have to sail their ships to the same end--all being animated by the desire of effecting the good of others.

Each one tries not to make money, but to lose it; but as the competition is sharp and universal, this is difficult, and the larger portion are unsuccessful.
The purchasers are eager to pay as much as possible, and the merchants and traders grow rich in spite of their utmost endeavors.

The wealthy classes go into business so as to lose money, but in this they seldom succeed.

It has been calculated that only two per cent in every community succeed in reaching the pauper class.

The tendency is for all the labors of the working-class to be ultimately turned upon the unfortunate wealthy class.