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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.orgLysander 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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When they have once taken our money, they have the decency to get out of our sight as soon as possible; they do not persist in following us, and robbing us, again and again, so long as we produce anything that they can take from us.
They do not tell us that they have established infallible supreme courts, to whom they refer all questions as to the legality of their acts, and that they do nothing that is not sanctioned by these courts.
They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.
In short, they acknowledge themselves hostes humani generis: enemies of the human race.