I do not class as wealth. He is the purpose for which wealth exists. But his acquired capacities, which exist only as means, and have been called into existence by labour, fall rightly, as it seems to me, \vithiii that designation. Individualism: A System of Politics - Page 142by Wordsworth Donisthorpe - 1894 - 393 pagesFull view - About this book
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