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A Traveler from Altruria QUOTES

A Traveler from Altruria QUOTES

1 " Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America. "

― William Dean Howells , A Traveler from Altruria

2 " …in Altruria every one works with his hands, so that the hard work shall not all fall to any one class; and this manual labor of each is sufficient to keep the body in health, as well as to earn a living. After the three, hours’ work, which constitutes a day’s work with us, is done, the young people have all sorts of games and sports, and they carry them as late into life as the temperament of each demands. "

― William Dean Howells , A Traveler from Altruria

3 " People naturally despise a dependant. "

― William Dean Howells , A Traveler from Altruria