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,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 9/ITUTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 PROP]TY & MONOPOLY1 MONOPOLY ( WEAL?1 ABILITIES & M]ITS1 M]ITS & ABILITIES1 PRIVATE PROP]TY1 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY1 COMMUNI/ CORRESPOND5T1 COMMON PROP]TY1 COMMON WELF>E4 

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,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE 0,N'IMPORTE QUI0 SAYS 0,COMMON PROP]TY IS ADVOCAT$ ONLY BY ?OSE :O BELIEVE ! PRES5T EVIL CONDITION ( SOCIETY IS DUE TO 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY40 ,BUT :AT DOES HE ?9K ! PRES5T EVIL CONDITIONS ( SOCIETY >E DUE TO IF NOT TO 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY8 ,TO MONOPOLY8 ,!N WILL HE PLEASE DI/+UI% BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY & MONOPOLY ,I ,9 O!R WORDS WILL HE PO9T \T EXACTLY :]E 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY 5DS & MONOPOLY BEG9S ,I 0,IT IS MU* EASI] TO BE 9EXACT ?AN EXACT40 ,LET US BE EXACT ON ?IS PO9T4 

,N[1 :AT IS ,COMMUNISM #g ,TO BEG9 )1 ,I D\BT IF 0,N'IMPORTE QUI'S0 9T]PRETATION ( ,MALATO'S DEF9ITION IS CORRECT4 0,?AT ! PRODUCTS %ALL NOT BE TAK5 FROM ?OSE :O PRODUCE !M104 ,I TAKE AM MEAN+ SIMPLY !RE WILL BE AN 5D ( EXPLOITATION4 ,AT ANY RATE !RE CAN SC>CELY BE TWO OP9IONS AS TO ! MEAN+ ( ! WORD  0,COMMUNISM4' ,IT MEANS PRODUC+ & %>+ 9 COMMON2 !RE=E1 TO MY M9D1 !RE IS A SPIRIT ( P]V]SITY 9 ! FOLL[+ S5T5CES ( 0,N'IMPORTA QUI'S40 0,BUT :AT DOES ,COMMUNISM PROPOSE8 ,EVID5TLY ?AT ! M9E DI%ONE/ SY/EM %\LD BE MA9TA9$1 BUT 9 ANO!R =M1 ?AT ! IDL]S %\LD LIVE UPON ! WORK]S PRECISELY AS AT PRES5T1 BUT ?AT IT %\LD BE A DIFF]5T IDL]40 ,! UNANIM\S LAU<T] ( ALL ,COMMUNI/S WILL GREET ?IS /ATEM5T2 & 0,N'IMPORTE QUI0 MAY SAFELY ASSURE HIMSELF ?AT HIS DEF9ITION IS 09CORRECT40 

,!RE >E MANY ?+S 9 ,N'IMPORTE QUI'S04 >TICLE 7CONTRADICTIONS 9CLUD$7 :I* ,I CANNOT DEAL ) N[1 ?\< ,I HOPE ,I MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( RETURN+ TO !M LAT] CA4 ,I MU/1 H[EV]1 JU/ HAVE MY SAY 9 REG>D TO ! QUE/ION ( ! RI<T ( ! PRODUC] TO HIS PRODUCT4 ,!RE >E TWO ?+S TO BE CONSID]$ 9 ! PRODUCTION ( TO-DAY4 ,MO/ IMPORTANT ( EI!R ( C\RSE IS ! LABOR =CE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL- ,A FREE MAN HAS ! *OICE ( PRODUC+ 9 COOP]ATION ) HIS FELL[S1 OR S+LY & ON HIS [N ACC\NT4 ,! ADVANTAGES1 EV5 TO ! MO/ ASSIDU\S WORKMAN1 >E ON ! SIDE ( COOP]ATION4 ,I ?9K ?IS WILL GO UNDISPUT$4 ,IF HE IS 9 ORD9>Y SOCIABLE MAN1 S5SITIVE & LOVABLE1 SOME?+ F> DE>] TO HIM ?AN HIS PRODUCT IS ASSUR$ BY LIV+ & %>+ 9 ! ,COMMUNE-! *>M ( FREE SOCIAL 9T]C\RSE4 ,?9K1 N[1 = A MOM5T4 ,C\LD ?IS BE ATTA9$ 9 A SOCIETY :]E 0! [L-W+$ FACULTY ( CALCULATION0 REIGN$ SUPREME2 A SOCIETY ( WEI<TS & MEASURES-! ,9DIVIDUALI/ IDEAL8  ,I ASS]T ?AT = N9E-T5?S ( HUMAN K9D IT C\LD NOT4 ,!RE W\LD BE NO LI<!>T$NESS1 NO SPONTANE\S LAU<T] 9 A SOCIAL GA!R+ TO-DAY :]E Y\R %>E1 :]E EA* ONES RI<T TO A %>E 9 ! REFRE%M5T HAD BE5 >RIV$ AT BY AN ALGEBRAIC EQUATION4 ,HUMAN NATURE REVOLTS FROM ?IS QUIBBL+ AB\T 0RI<TS0 :5 ITS BE/ 9/9CTS AX >\S$4 

,BUT TAKE ! ,9DIVIDUALI/ 9 RELATION TO HIS PRODUCT & SEE IF HE IS QUITE JU/4 ,AS ,I HAVE SAID WE HAVE FIR/ TO CONSID] ! LABOR-=CE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL2 BUT SC>CELY LESS VITAL IS ! SECOND ELEM5T 9 PRODUCTION1 NAMELY ! TOOLS1 ! MEANS HE USES TO A GIV5 5D4 ,BUT ! WEAL? ( TO-DAY1 ! TOOLS & 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION >E \R COMMON 9H]ITANCE4 ,N[ Y\R PRODUCT IS NOT ! RESULT ( Y\R LABOR ALONE2 IT IS ALSO P>TLY ! RESULT ( ! LABOR ( PA/ G5]ATIONS4 ,Y\R APPROPRIATION ( IT1 !RE=E1 W\LD BE AN 9JU/ICE TO US ALL4 ,NOT ?AT WE D5Y Y\R RI<T TO LIVE AS Y\ LIKE1 OR EV5 TO COMMIT SUICIDE2 BUT AS WE WANT NEI!R CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION NOR Y\R *>ITY WE WILL BE ,COMMUNI/S1 AS FREE AS Y\1 AS TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( \R [N NATURES1 BUT NOT DE/ROY+ HUMAN SELF-RESPECT BY REM9D+ ! WEAK 0?AT !RE IS SOME?+ ( ! NATURE ( *>ITY0 9 SUPPLY+ !IR WANTS4 

,FROM ANO!R ,COMMUNI/ ,CORRESPOND5T4 

,I CANNOT AGREE ) ! DI/9CTION DRAWN1 9 ! LETT] Y\ PUBLI%$ LA/ MON? FROM 0,N'IMPORTE QUI0 BETWE5 PRIVATE PROP]TY & MONOPOLY4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT PROP]TY IS ! DOM9ATION ( AN 9DIVIDUAL A COALITION ( 9DIVIDUALS7 OV] ?+S2 IT IS NOT ! CLAIM ( ANY P]SON OR P]SONS TO ! USE ( ?+S2 ?IS IS USUFRUCT1 A V]Y DIFF]5T MATT]4 ,PRIVATE PROP]TY MEANS ! MONOPOLY ( WEAL?1 IF WE TAKE ! ORD9>Y DICTION>Y MEAN+ ( ! WORD MONOPOLIZE1 :I* IS 0TO 5GROSS ! :OLE (40 ,ROMAN LAW DEF9$ PRIVATE PROP]TY AS ! RI<T 0TO USE & ABUSE40 ,! SECOND>Y MEAN+ ( MONOPOLY IS 0! SOLE P[] ( DEAL+ 9 ANY?+10 AS :]E ! SOV]EIGN 9 OLD TIMES US$ TO GRANT TO A C]TA9 M]*ANT LETT]S PAT5T 5TITL+ HIM TO DEAL 9 A C]TA9 COMMODITY & TO PREV5T ANY ONE ELSE FROM DEAL+ 9 IT4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME1 !RE=E1 ?AT TO DRAW A L9E BETWE5 PRIVATE PROP]TY & ! MONOPOLY ( ?+S IS TO MAKE A DI/9CTION )\T A DIFF]5CE4 ,I ?9K PRIVATE PROP]TY MAY FAIRLY BE TAK5 TO MEAN ! MONOPOLY ( WEAL?1 ! ASSUM$ RI<T TO PREV5T O!RS FROM US+ IT1 :E!R ! MONOPOLIZ] IS US+ IT OR NE$S IT1 OR NOT4 ,USUFRUCT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ONLY IMPLIES A CLAIM TO ! USE ( SU* WEAL? AS SUPPLIES ! US]'S NE$S4  ,& IT IS ?IS CLAIM TO USE :I* WE ,COMMUNI/S ADVOCATE AS AGA9/ ! ,9DIVIDUALI/ 0RI<TS ( PROP]TY40 

,! ONLY CLAIMS1 AS IT SEEMS TO US1 :I* ANY MEMB] ( A4 COMMUNITY ,I -CAN FAIRLY PUT =W>D TO A %>E ( ! SOCIAL WEAL? >E1 FIR/1 ?AT HE REQUIRES IT TO DEVELOPS & MA9TA9 ALL HIS FACULTIES & P[]S 9 EFFICI5CY2 SECOND1 ?AT HE HAS DONE HIS BE/ TO CONTRIBUTE T[>DS ! PRODUCTION ( ! G5]AL WEAL?2 ?IRD 79 SPECIAL CASES & 9 REF]5CE TO C]TA9 SPECIAL >TICLES7 ?AT BE HAS PUT SO MU* 9DIVIDUAL ?\<T & LABOR 9TO SOME P>TICUL> ?+ ?AT HE IS P>TICUL>LY ATTA*$ TO IT & CAM TO KEEP IT AB\T HIM OR GIVE IT TO SOME P>TICUL> FRI5D4 ,9 ! LATT] CASE ! CREATOR'S SPECIAL FEEL+ T[>DS HIS CREATION1 :I* IS1 AS IT W]E1 A P>T ( HIMSELF1 W\LD BE RESPECT$ 9 ANY SOCIAL COMMUNITY1 JU/ AS HIS FEEL+ = HIS *ILDR5 W\LD BE RESPECT$1 )\T RECOGNIZ+ ANY 0RI<T ( PROP]TY0 9 ! MATT]4 

,AS TO CLAIM TWO1 IT SIMPLY AM\NTS TO SAY+ ?AT A COMRADE :O %>ES ! EF=TS \<T TO %>E 9 ! RESULT+ 5JOYM5T ( ANY GR\P HE BELONGS TO4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE CLE> ?AT ! EF=TS WILL BE BO? SLI<T] & MORE PLEASANT :5 !Y >E MADE 9 COMMON & ?AT ! FRUITS ( !M WILL BE DECID$LY L>G] ?AN IF ! SAME NUMB] ( P]SONS1 ) ! SAME MAT]IALS & TOOLS1 WORK$ EA* SEP>ATELY & AP>T4 ,Y\R READ]S NO D\BT REMEMB] ! *APT] 9 ,K>L ,M>X'S 0,CAPITAL10 :]E ATT5TION IS DRAWN TO ! 9CREASE ( PRODUCE DUE TO COLLECTIVE EF=T & HE IS BY NO MEANS ! ONLY ECONOMI/ :O HAS NOT$ IT4 ,9 MO/ CASES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY :AT PORTION ( ! PRODUCE IS DUE TO ! COMMON *>ACT] ( ! WORK & :AT W\LD HAVE RESULT$ IF ALL ?OSE :O CREAT$ IT HAD WORK$ SEP>ATELY4 ,:AT IS POSSIBLE IS = EA* ( ! WORKM5 TO FEEL IT HIS BUS9ESS1 HIS HI<E/ 9T]E/ TO DO HIS BE/1 & ?AT BY DO+ SO1 BE BE WEAK OR /RONG1 HE IS ADD+ SOME?+ TO ! COMMON /OCK1 SOME?+ :I* W\LD NOT BE !RE )\T HIM4 ,A MAN :O FEELS ?IS & ACTS UPON IT1 SEEMS TO US TO HAVE A SPECIAL MORAL CLAIM ON ! COMMUNITY TO HAVE HIS NE$S SUPPLI$4  ,IF HE DOES NOT FEEL IT & DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ACT UPON IT1 HE IS 9 ! -POSITION ( ANY O!R IMP]FECTLY DEVELOP$ HUMAN BE+-AN OBJECT ( PITY2 ONE TO BE HELP$ BY ! G5U9E & \TSPOK5 OP9ION ( HIS FELL[S AS TO HIS CONDUCT1 LIKE A LI> OR A P]SON :O GIVES WAY TO VIOL5T FITS ( TEMP]4 

,! FIR/ CLAIM IS A P>T ( ?AT L>G] CLAIM ?AT EA* 9DIVIDUAL HAS UPON ! SOCIAL FEEL+ ( ! COMMUNITY ( :I* HE IS A MEMB]2 ! CLAIM ?AT BE %ALL-AS F> AS ! MEANS ( ! COMMUNITY WILL ADMIT-HAVE SPACE & ,OPPORTUNITY = ! FULLE/ DEVELOPM5T ( :I* HIS NATURE IS CAPABLE4 ,NOT ONLY IS SU* OPPORTUNITY PLEAD$ = BY ! SOCIAL FEEL+S ( SU* ( US AS BELIEVE ! HI<E/ DEVELOPM5T TO LEAD TO ! HI<E/ HAPP9ESS1 BUT IT IS URG$ BY ! SELF-9T]E/ ( ! COMMUNITY = ! BE/ DEVELOP$ MEMB]S ( A COMMUNITY >E C]TA9LY ! MO/ USEFUL TO IT AS A :OLE & ! MO/ 9CL9$ TO WORK H>D4 ,BY ,A,N ,5,G,L,I,% ,A,N,>,*,I,/4 

,FROM AN ,9DIVIDUALI/ ,CORRESPOND5T4 

,!,R,E AX A FEW PO9TS 9 ,TOM ,PE>SON'S CRITICISM ( MY >TICLE ?AT CALL = A REPLY4 ,IT W\LD BE AS WELL1 ,I ?9K IF MY CRITIC W\LD DEF9E ! MEAN+ ( ! WORD 0RI<T0 9 ! S5SE 9 :I* HE USES IT4 ,I %\LD SAY ?AT A MAN HAS A RI<T TO ANY?+ HE HAS GOT & CAN KEEP OR ANY?+ UPON :I* HE HAS GOT AN EFFECTIVE CLAIM4 

,?US AT PRES5T ,E>L ,DUDLEY HAS A 0RI<T0 TO C]TA9 POSSESSIONS1 OR RA!R1 :AT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO HIS LORD%IP1 TO AN 5ORM\S TAX ON ! 9DU/RY ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! ,BLACK ,C\NTRY4 ,HE HAS A RI<T TO ?IS AS LONG AS HE CAN GET IT1 BUT IF ! PEOPLE :O LABOR UPON HIS E/ATE & :O >E NATURALLY MORE P[]FUL ?AN HE1 DECL9$ TO PAY HIM ANY MORE1 & HE BAD NO MEANS ( 5=C+ ! PAYM5T1 HE W\LD CEASE TO HAVE A RI<T TO IT4 

,IF ,I HAVE A ,L#e NOTE 9 MY POCKET1 & ! ,BANK IS 9 A S\ND CONDITION ,I HAVE A 0RI<T0 TO ! SUM ( ,L.0 9 ! POSSESSION ( ! ,BANK2 BUT IF ! ,BANK HAS FAIL$ & CAN'T PAY ITS CR$ITORS1 ,I NO LONG] POSSESS ?AT RI<T4 

,MY CRITIC ALSO SEEMS TO =GET ?AT ! 9/ITUTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY AS IT EXI/S N[ 7,I REF] RA!R TO ! EXAGG]AT$ & UNNATURAL =MS ( [N]%IP P]PETUAT$ BY LAW7 RE/S1 NOT SO MU* UPON ! SELFI%NESS ( ! FEW AS UPON ! UNSELFI%NESS ( ! MANY4 ,IT IS WELL = ,COMMUNI/S ALSO TO BE> 9 M9D ?AT ! 9/ITUTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 ! SOIL HAS >IS5 \T ( ?AT ( COMMON PROP]TY4 ,IT WAS ! COMMUNI/IC >RANGEM5TS ( E>LY TRIBES ?AT TO A L>GE DEGREE GAVE RISE TO GOV]NM5T4 ,! SOV]EIGN WAS SELECT$ TO LOOK AFT] ! 0COMMON WELF>E10 & NATURALLY1 BE+ A MAN1 HE G5]ALLY MANAG$ TO MAKE ?IS SYNONYM\S ) HIS [N WELF>E1 JU/ AS POLITICIANS DO TO-DAY4 ,! L& !RE=E GRADUALLY PASS$ FROM ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE 9TO ?OSE ( ! K+4 ,!N ! K+ WAG$ W> ) O!R K+S-= ! 0COMMON WELF>E0 ( HIS SUBJECTS1 ( C\RSE4 ,ANY !RE=E :O F\<T BRAVELY = !IR SOV]EIGN W]E REW>D$ ) PORTIONS ( ! COMMON L&4 ,H5CE GREW UP \R PRES5T L&$ SY/EM1 SIMPLY BECAUSE ! PEOPLE W]E =C$ BY CIRCUM/ANCES TO DELEGATE ! PROTECTION ( !IR 9T]E/S TO O!RS4 

,YES1 ,I EVID5TLY DIFF] FROM ,PE>SON ON SOME IMPORTANT PO9TS1 OR ,I AM NOT 9 FAVOR ( RECOMM5D+ ! WORK] TO 1SEIZE ! ACCUMULAT$ WEAL? & USE IT = ! COMMON B5EFIT6' ,IF ANY WORK] DID SEIZE ANY ( ! ACCUMULAT$ WEAL? ,I ?9K HE W\LD MO/ LIKELY USE IT = HIS [N B5EFIT-AT LEA/ ,I %\LD ADVISE HIM TO DO SO4 ,I ?9K1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,I MAY SAY ?AT ! *IEF PO9T ( DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,COMMUNI/IC & ,9DIVIDUALI/IC S*OOLS IS 9 ?IS3 ?AT :IL/ ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD CONV]T ! WORK]S 9TO ?IEVES1 ! ,9DIVIDUALI/S W\LD CONV]T ! ?IEVES 9TO WORK]S4 

,PE>SON ASKS ME FUR!R IF ! WEAL? IS TO BE DI/RIBUT$ ACCORD+ TO ! NATURAL ABILITIES & M]ITS ( EA*1 :O IS TO DECIDE :AT !SE ABILITIES & M]ITS >E ,I ,I MAY SAY 9 REPLY ?AT ,I TRY TO DECIDE ! NATURAL M]ITS & ABILITIES ( ?OSE ,I COME 9 CONTACT ) & REW>D !M ACCORD+LY4 ,?US ,I EMPLOY ! BOOTMAK] :O MAKES ME ! BEAT BOOTS = ! LEA/ MONEY4 ,I HAVE TO ,5D \T BY EXP]I5CE1 AID$ BY RECOMM5DATION1 :O AM ! BE/ WORKM5 TO GO TO = ?IS OR ?AT S]VICE1 & ,I EXPECT MO/ O!R PEOPLE DO ! SAME2 & ,I CLAIM ?AT 9 ! ABS5CE ( MONOPOLIES PROTECT$ BY ! ,/ATE1 FREE COMPETITION & FREE CONTRACT W\LD NECESS>ILY DI/RIBUTE ! WEAL? ACCORD+ TO ! M]ITS & ABILITIES ( EA*4 

,BUT :Y DO NOT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*I/S ILLU/RATE !IR PR9CIPLES BY A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE8 ,SURELY AS ,AN>*I/S !Y >E NOT WAIT+ = ! MAJORITY TO ACCEPT !IR IDEAS1 & IF !Y DO NOT MAKE A />T1 H[ CAN !Y EV] EXPECT ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*ISM TO BE E/ABLI%$ ,I ,NOR >E !IR IDEAS LIKELY TO MAKE MU* HEADWAY AMONG 9TELLIG5T & PRACTICAL RE=M]S UNLESS !Y CAN %[ BY !IR [N EXAMPLE ?AT ! PR9CIPLES !Y ADVOCATE >E S\ND4 

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