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marketing these few items of merchandise gives regular employment to MANY
MILLIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN, who receive for their services MANY MIL-
LIONS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY, and spend it freely for both the luxuries and
the necessities.
Especially remember, that back of all this exchange of merchandise and personal
services may be found an abundance of OPPORTUNITY to accumulate riches.
Here our AMERICAN FREE-DOM comes to one's aid. There is nothing to stop
you, or anyone from engaging in any portion of the effort necessary to carry on
these businesses. If one has superior talent, training, experience, one may accu-
mulate riches in large amounts. Those not so fortunate may accumulate smaller
amounts. Anyone may earn a living in return for a very nominal amount of la-
bor.
So-there you are!
OPPORTUNITY has spread its wares before you. Step up to the front, select what
you want, create your plan, put the plan into action, and follow through with
PERSISTENCE. "Capitalistic" America will do the rest. You can depend upon this
much-CAPITALISTIC AMERICA INSURES EVERY PERSON THE OPPORTU-
NITY TO RENDER USEFUL SERVICE, AND TO COLLECT RICHES IN PRO-
PORTION TO THE VALUE OF THE SERVICE.
The "System" denies no one this right, but it does not, and cannot promise SOME-
THING FOR NOTHING, because the system, itself, is irrevocably controlled by
the LAW OF ECONOMICS which neither recognizes nor tolerates for long, GET-
TING WITHOUT GIVING.
The LAW OF ECONOMICS was passed by Nature! There is no Supreme Court to
which violators of this law may appeal. The law hands out both penalties for its
violation, and appropriate rewards for its observance, without interference or the
possibility of interference by any human being. The law cannot be repealed. It is
as fixed as the stars in the heavens, and subject to, and a part of the same system
that controls the stars.
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May one refuse to adapt one's self to the LAW OF ECONOMICS?
Certainly! This is a free country, where all men are born with equal rights, includ-
ing the privilege of ignoring the LAW OF ECONOMICS.
What happens then?
