王尔德《少年国王》：
in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.
和平的时候，有钱人强迫穷人做奴隶。
原文：
“In war，”answered the weaver，“the strong make slaves of the weak，and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.We must work to live，and they give us such mean wages that we die. We toil for them all day long，and they heap up gold in their coffers，and our children fade away before their time，and the faces of those we love become hard and evil. We tread out the grapes，and another drinks the wine.We sow the corn，and our own board is empty.We have chains，though no eye beholds them；and are slaves，though men call us free.”
“打仗的时候，强者强迫弱者做奴隶，”织工答道，“和平的时候，有钱人强迫穷人做奴隶。我们不得不做工来养活自己，可是他们只给我们那样少的工钱，我们简直活不了。我们整天给他们作苦工，他们箱子里金子装满了，我们的儿女不到成年就夭折了，我们所爱的人的脸色也变得凶恶难看了。我们的脚踏出了葡萄汁，却让别人来喝葡萄酒。我们种了谷子，我们的饭桌却是空的。我们都带着链子，虽然链子是肉眼看不见的；我们都是奴隶，不管人们说我们怎样自由。”
