Why should the wealth of the country be stored in banks and elevators while the idle workman wanders homeless about the streets and the idle loafers who hoard the gold only to spend it in riotous living are rolling about in fine carriages from which they look out on peaceful meetings and call them riots?
In Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City," a poignant question is raised about societal wealth and its distribution. The quote challenges the idea that a nation's wealth should be hoarded in banks while laborers struggle without homes. It highlights the disparity between the rich, who indulge in luxury, and the poor, left to wander the streets without support.
The author critiques this inequality by contrasting the lives of wealthy...
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