The wealth of nations, and not the happiness of nations, is the principal aim.

We study political economy, and let social economy shift for itself.

Regard for "Number One" is the prevailing maxim.
High profits are regarded as the _summum bonum_,--no matter how obtained, or at what sacrifice.

Money is our god: "Devil take the hindmost" our motto.

The spirits of darkness rule supreme-- "Mammon has led them on, Mammon, the least erect of all the spirits That fell from Heaven." With respect to the poorer classes,--what has become of them in the midst of our so-called civilization?
An immense proportion of them remain entirely uncivilized.