On the record
And they cannot be free to hire all this money capital, unless all who can lend it to them, shall be at liberty to do so.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgAnd they cannot be free to hire all this money capital, unless all who can lend it to them, shall be at liberty to do so.
He emphasizes that laborers cannot hire capital freely unless lenders are also free to lend.
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