In the śāstras, therefore, it is said that the brahmins, even there is some difficult time . . . just like nowadays, at the present moment, we are creating brāhmins, but people do not much like us. They do not care for us. "What is this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, their street . . .?" They are thinking they are beggars. But they are the most intelligent class, brāhmaṇas. They do not honor. So this Kali-yuga, actual intelligent class of men has no honor. A third-class man, fourth-class man, fifth-class man has got honor if he gets some money. That is the system of Kali-yuga. Somehow or other, you gather money and you are fifth-class, tenth-class man—you will be honored. This is Kali-yuga. Not for your qualification, but because you have got money you are honored. This is going on.
So kalau śūdra-sambhavaḥ. At the present moment, 99%, .9 . . . 99.9, they are śūdras. Therefore the society is chaotic condition. Therefore in your country, you are the richest country in the world, you are producing hippies, frustration, confusion. Chaotic condition. And if you continue this, then you'll lose all your opportunities. Artificially, you cannot remain opulent for many days. There were so many empires—Roman Empire, British Empire, Moghul Empire. These were artificial.
If you systematically follow the Vedic principles as it is ordered by Kṛṣṇa . . . cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ (BG 4.13). You must divide the society according to quality and work, four classes of men: brāhmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra. And less than śūdra, they are neglected.