Absolutelyspeaking，themoremoney，thelessvirtue；formoneycomesbetweenamanandhisobjects，andobtainsthemforhim；anditwascertainlynogreatvirtuetoobtainit。Itputstorestmanyquestionswhichhewouldotherwisebetaxedtoanswer；whiletheonlynewquestionwhichitputsisthehardbutsuperfluousone，howtospendit。Thushismoralgroundistakenfromunderhisfeet。
Theopportunitiesoflivingarediminishedinproportionaswhatarecalledthe“means“areincreased。Thebestthingamancandoforhisculturewhenheisrichistoendeavortocarryoutthoseschemeswhichheentertainedwhenhewaspoor。ChristansweredtheHerodiansaccordingtotheircondition。“Showmethetribute-money，“saidhe；——andonetookapennyoutofhispocket；——
ifyouusemoneywhichhastheimageofCaesaronit，andwhichhehasmadecurrentandvaluable，thatis，ifyouaremenoftheState，andgladlyenjoytheadvantagesofCaesar’sgovernment，thenpayhimbacksomeofhisownwhenhedemandsit；“RenderthereforetoCaesarthatwhichisCaesar’s，andtoGodthosethingswhichareGod’s“——leavingthemnowiserthanbeforeastowhichwaswhich；
fortheydidnotwishtoknow。
WhenIconversewiththefreestofmyneighbors，Iperceivethat，whatevertheymaysayaboutthemagnitudeandseriousnessofthequestion，andtheirregardforthepublictranquillity，thelongandtheshortofthematteris，thattheycannotsparetheprotectionoftheexistinggovernment，andtheydreadtheconsequencestotheirpropertyandfamiliesofdisobediencetoit。