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.
Lysander Spooner: “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…”
Editor's note · Context
He emphasizes that laborers cannot hire capital freely unless lenders are also free to lend.
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