I see everywhere rascality, and fraud, and lies; and because there is danger of becoming the color of the stuff I work in, 'like the dyer's hand.' I hate it," growled Mr.Rushton.
"But you must see many noble things, sir, too,--a great deal of goodness, you know." "Well, sir, so I do.

I don't deny it.

There are _some_ men who are not entirely corrupt,--some who do not cheat systematically, and lie by the compass and the rule.

But these are the exceptions.

This life and humanity are foul sin from the beginning.