There Dives relinquished his riches and Lazarus his rags; the creditor loses his usury, and the debtor is acquitted of his obligation; the proud man surrenders his dignity, the politician his honors, the worldling his pleasures.
Stevenson describes the ultimate equality and release from worldly burdens in death.
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Not inaptly has hell been described as "disqualification in the face of opportunity.
My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.
His genius and faith gave succeeding generations the opportunity for life and liberty.