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Man's legal rights are everywhere in collision with man's natural…
Quote byAlbert Parsons · 1848–1887
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Statement to the Court (1886).
English (original)
Man's legal rights are everywhere in collision with man's natural rights; hence the deep-rooted and wide-spread unrest of modern civilization. The only sacred right of property is the natural right of the working man to the product, which is the creation of his labor. The legal right of the capitalist to rent and interest and profit is the absolute denial of the natural right of labor.
— Albert Parsons
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