How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"However," urged Martinon, "let us confess that there is such a thing as want! But the remedy depends neither on science nor on power. It is purely an individual question. When the lower classes are willing to get rid of their vices, they will free themselves from their necessities. Let the people be more moral, and they will be less poor!" (2.11.132)
Like Sénécal, Martinon thinks that there's a connection between morality and wealth, as though all of those rich people at the Dambreuse house are society's most upstanding citizens. They're not exactly donating blood—by choice, at least.