The only argument which is at all tenable, that converts anything that has all the qualities of merchandise into a measure of value is, that the article thus rendered costs at all times, and in all countries, the same labor to produce it.
Woodhull argues that the value of merchandise can only be measured by the labor required to produce it.
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