His other possessions he leaves as he pleases." "What is to prevent, in course of time, such accumulations of valuable goods and chattels in the hands of individuals as might seriously interfere with equality in the circumstances of citizens ?" I asked.
"That matter arranges itself very simply," was the reply.

"Under the present organization of society, accumulations of personal property are merely burdensome the moment they exceed what adds to the real comfort.
In your day, if a man had a house crammed full with gold and silver plate, rare china, expensive furniture, and such things, he was considered rich, for these things represented money, and could at any time be turned into it.

Nowadays a man whom the legacies of a hundred relatives, simultaneously dying, should place in a similar position, would be considered very unlucky.

The articles, not being salable, would be of no value to him except for their actual use or the enjoyment of their beauty.

On the other hand, his income remaining the same, he would have to deplete his credit to hire houses to store the goods in, and still further to pay for the service of those who took care of them.