In the first stone which he flings at the wild animals he pursues, in the first stick that he seizes to strike down the fruit which hangs above his reach, we see the appropriation of one article for the purpose of aiding in the acquisition of another, and thus discover the origin of capital.
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Torrens, Robert. An Essay on the Production of Wealth. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821, ch. 2.
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