Nothing counts but money, and as soon as there's enough, it counts for everything.

In less than a year you'll have Tammany in power; it won't be more than a year till you'll have it in society." "Oh no! Oh no!" came from Kenby.

He did not care much for society, but he vaguely respected it as the stronghold of the proprieties and the amenities.
"Isn't society a good place for Tammany to be in ?" asked March in the pause Triscoe let follow upon Kenby's laugh.
"There's no reason why it shouldn't be.

Society is as bad as all the rest of it.

And what New York is, politically, morally, and socially, the whole country wishes to be and tries to be." There was that measure of truth in the words which silences; no one could find just the terms of refutation.
"Well," said Kenby at last, "it's a good thing there are so many lines to Europe.