Society has become obliged to husband its resources; if it will do so most efficiently by means of private property, private property will stand; if not, then it must fall.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Now, when one case is presented showing the need of a law to meet it, and this is found to be a representative case, that is, a case fairly representing an important class, then, and only till then, is the public mind prepared to act efficiently in reference to it.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
At one o'clock she was surprised to find how efficiently she had dealt with the morning.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf