A Traveler from Altruria Quotes

“People naturally despise a dependant.”
― William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria

“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

“…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