I think about the way that the work of our lives is a certain type of leveler between people. Somebody who's a stockbroker is not better than a waiter, you know, like they both deserve dignity and they're both equal. I do love what Thoreau is pointing at, which is that we have more economic choice than we think. And there's certainly an element of treating everybody regardless of the station of their work with a great deal of dignity.

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