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A very large portion of them, to save themselves from starvation, have no alternative but to sell their labor to others, at just such prices these others choose to pay.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “A very large portion of them, to save themselves from starvation, have no alternative but to sell their labor to others…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner points out that many individuals are forced to sell their labor under unfavorable conditions due to lack of capital.
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