He does not save a farthing; he is a public-house victim; and when work becomes slack, and his body becomes diseased, his only refuge is the workhouse.
How are these enormous evils to be cured?
Some say by better education; others by moral and religious instruction; others by better homes, and better wives and mothers.

All these influences will doubtless contribute much towards the improvement of the people.

One thing is perfectly clear, that an immense amount of ignorance prevails, and that such ignorance must be dissipated before the lower classes can be elevated.
Their whole character must be changed, and they must be taught in early life habits of forecast and self-control.
We often hear that "Knowledge is Power;" but we never hear that Ignorance is Power.

And yet Ignorance has always had more power in the world than Knowledge.

Ignorance dominates.