(page 32) 'Jim,' he said, 'you ought to take up smoking. It's a nice social habit. You'll have to talk to a lot of strangers in your time. I don't know any quicker way to soften a stranger down than to offer him a smoke, or even ask him for one. And lots of guys feel insulted if they offer you a cigarette and you don't take it. You better start.'
(page 236) A lot of guys've been believing this bosh about the noble American working man, an' the partnership of capital and labour. A lot of 'em are straight now. They know how much capital thinks of 'em, and how quick capital would poison 'em like a bunch of ants.