Анна Каренина

Chapter 11

           “Isimplydon’tconsiderhimmoredishonestthananyotherwealthymerchantornobleman.They’veallmadetheirmoneyalikebytheirworkandtheirintelligence.”

           “Oh,bywhatwork?Doyoucallitworktogetholdofconcessionsandspeculatewiththem?”

           “Ofcourseit’swork.Workinthissense,thatifitwerenotforhimandotherslikehim,therewouldhavebeennorailways.”

           “Butthat’snotwork,liketheworkofapeasantoralearnedprofession.”

           “Granted,butit’sworkinthesensethathisactivityproducesaresulttherailways.Butofcourseyouthinktherailwaysuseless.”

           “No,that’sanotherquestion;Iampreparedtoadmitthatthey’reuseful.Butallprofitthatisoutofproportiontothelaborexpendedisdishonest.”

           “Butwhoistodefinewhatisproportionate?”

           “Makingprofitbydishonestmeans,bytrickery,”saidLevin,consciousthathecouldnotdrawadistinctlinebetweenhonestyanddishonesty.“Suchasbanking,forinstance,”hewenton.“It’saneviltheamassingofhugefortuneswithoutlabor,justthesamethingaswiththespiritmonopolies,it’sonlytheformthat’schanged.Leroiestmort,viveleroi.Nosoonerwerethespiritmonopoliesabolishedthantherailwayscameup,andbankingcompanies;that,too,isprofitwithoutwork.”

           “Yes,thatmayallbeverytrueandclever....Liedown,Krak!”StepanArkadyevitchcalledtohisdog,whowasscratchingandturningoverallthehay.Hewasobviouslyconvincedofthecorrectnessofhisposition,andsotalkedserenelyandwithouthaste.

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