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But that privilege enables them to _compel_ the non possessing class to sell them their labour power on terms which ensure the continuance of their monopoly. BUT THAT PRIVILEGE ENABLES THEM TO COMPEL THE NON POSSESSING CLASS TO SELL THEM THEIR LABOUR POWER ON TERMS WHICH ENSURE THE CONTINUANCE OF THEIR MONOPOLY
privilege of the noble caste, and the consequent serf slavery of the workers of the Middle Ages, brought about the peculiar conditions of that period. Society is now divided between two classes, those who monopolize all the means of the production of wealth save one; and those who possess nothing except that one, the Power of Labour. That power of labour is useless to its possessors, and cannot be exercised without the help of the other means of production; but those who have nothing but labour-power—i.e., who have no means of making others work for them, must work for themselves in order to live; and they must therefore apply to the owners of the means of fructifying labour—i.e., the land, machinery, &c., for leave to work that they may live. The possessing class (as for short we will call them) are quite prepared to grant this leave, and indeed they must grant it if they are to use the labour-power of the non-possessing class for their own advantage, which is their special privilege. T THE HEREDITARY PRIVILEGE OF THE NOBLE CASTE AND THE CONSEQUENT SERF SLAVERY OF THE WORKERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES BROUGHT ABOUT THE PECULIAR CONDITIONS OF THAT PERIOD SOCIETY IS NOW DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO CLASSES THOSE WHO MONOPOLIZE ALL THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION OF WEALTH SAVE ONE AND THOSE WHO POSSESS NOTHING EXCEPT THAT ONE THE POWER OF LABOR THAT POWER OF LABOR IS USELESS TO ITS POSSESSORS AND CANNOT BE EXERCISED WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE OTHER MEANS OF PRODUCTION BUT THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING BUT LABOUR POWER THAT IS WHO HAVE NO MEANS OF MAKING OTHERS WORK FOR THEM MUST WORK FOR THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO LIVE AND THEY MUST THEREFORE APPLY TO THE OWNERS OF THE MEANS OF FRUCTIFYING LABOR THAT IS THE LAND MACHINERY ET CETERA FOR LEAVE TO WORK THAT THEY MAY LIVE THE POSSESSING CLASS AS FOR SHORT WE WILL CALL THEM ARE QUITE PREPARED TO GRANT THIS LEAVE AND INDEED THEY MUST GRANT IT IF THEY ARE TO USE THE LABOUR POWER OF THE NON POSSESSING CLASS FOR THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE WHICH IS THEIR SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
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