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Lysander Spooner: But taking all this material property at only half its actual value, it is still capable of supplying the twenty-five…

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But taking all this material property at only half its actual value, it is still capable of supplying the twenty-five thousand millions of dollars--or one thousand dollars each--which these laborers need.
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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner suggests that even undervalued property can provide the necessary capital for laborers.

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