The idea that the profits of capital are really the rewards of a just society for the foresight and thrift of those who sacrificed the immediate pleasures of spending in order that society might have productive capital, had a certain validity in the early days of capitalism, when productive enterprise was frequently initiated through capital saved out of modest incomes.

Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics (ed. Westminster John Knox Press, 2013) - ISBN: 9780664235390