"The means through which a change is wrought in men's apprehension of what is good and right is in large part the pres…"

"The institution of ownership has begun with the ownership of persons, primarily women. The incentives to acquiring su…"

"In modern civilized communities... the norm of reputability imposed by the upper class extends its coercive influence…"

"Some... higher wants, as for instance the habitual use of certain stimulants, or the need of salvation (in the eschat…"

"In aesthetic theory it might be extremely difficult, if not quite impracticable, to draw a line between the canon of …"

"The possession of wealth, which was at the outset valued simply as an evidence of efficiency, becomes, in popular app…"

"Chief among the honorable employments in any feudal community is warfare; and priestly service is commonly second to …"

"At an earlier... stage of barbarism, the leisure class is found in a less differentiated form. Neither the class dist…"

"If we go a step back of this exemplary barbarian culture, into the lower stages of barbarism, we no longer find the l…"

"Altered conditions may increase the facility of life for the group as a whole, but the redistribution will usually re…"