The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Slums could be thought of as the development of a special organ, or they could be thought of as a tumor that's grown, and in some ways is unhealthy and could ultimately lead to the city's destruction. My own feeling is that slums are probably a bit of both.
The slum is the measure of civilization.
Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.
You can use up all the slums for new development. In all the cities of the world, there are large areas of these. Also, you can avoid the spread of these silly suburban houses. Chicago has thousands of them all over the place.
To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.
Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.
Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty.