Life would become unendurable under such conditions.
Commercialism, which only means slavery plus the liberty to starve, is bad enough, but it is at least possible.

The other would be impossible.
There is no man quite honest enough to be trusted with such a power as that.

I have worked the thing out, and it is perfectly feasible, but I burnt my designs and calculations." "What!" exclaimed Oscarovitch, flushing in spite of his effort to keep the blood back from his face.

"You have solved the problem, and won't make use of the greatest invention of all the ages! Surely, Professor, that is a little quixotic, is it not ?" "Who am I that I should bring a curse upon humanity, Prince ?" he answered gravely.

"Do you not kill each other fast enough now?
No, the world is not fit for such a development yet.