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If men earned money by labour and the use of their time, why not require from them time and labour instead of money?
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “If men earned money by labour and the use of their time, why not require from them time and labour instead of money?”
Editor's note · Context
Morley questions the fairness of requiring labor in exchange for money, suggesting a more equitable system.
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