'What is dishonourable is the acquisition by wrong means: by cunning,' said Levin, conscious that he could not clearly define the boundary between honesty and dishonesty; 'such as the profits made by banks – the acquisition of enormous wealth without work, just as in the days of the drink-monopolists, – only the form has changed.
— L’acquisto per via disonesta, per mezzo dell’astuzia — disse Levin, sentendo di non saper definire chiaramente la linea di separazione fra l’onesto e il disonesto — così come l’accaparramento degli uffici bancari — continuò. — Questo male, l’acquisto di enormi sostanze senza lavoro, esiste come al tempo degli appalti, solo che ha cambiato forma.