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So far as it is due to chance and cheating, the argument for public ownership of capital is incontrovertible even though it involves some interference with long vested rights and inheritance.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois argues for public ownership of capital as a necessary response to the injustices of chance and cheating in industry.
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