`` so you see , '' he said , `` the idea of charity , which heretofore had been a goal only , or worse , a maxim inducing obedience through guilt , will , through our advancements in science and economic prosperity , guided by new revelations of social interaction via the world spirit , of which democracy has been but the first , faint foreshadowing of true emancipation , will become , in fact , a reality , a new age of peace , leisure , and a consequentially greatly expanded time for altruistic introspection and self-discovery . ''