‘the world is becoming too noisy, too commercial!’ groans some solitary thinker. ‘undoubtedly it is, but the noise of waggons bearing bread to starving humanity is of more value than tranquillity of soul,’ replies another triumphantly, and passes on with an air of pride. as for me, i don’t believe in these waggons bringing bread to humanity. for, founded on no moral principle, these may well, even in the act of carrying bread to humanity, coldly exclude a considerable portion of humanity from enjoying it; that has been seen more than once."