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The wear and tear of a slave, it has been said, is at the expense of his master; but that of a free servant is at his own expense. The wear and tear of the latter, however, is, in reality, as much at the expense of his master as that of the former.

Labour, therefore, is the real measure of the exchangeable value of all commodities. The real price of everything, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.

Labour, therefore, is the real measure of the exchangeable value of all commodities. The real price of everything, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.