Much turns on the seemingly simple question here involved. It may even be considered a test point that reveals both the fiber of both mind and body, or the total absence thereof, in him who dares to approach the social question.
Men gather and organize themselves into social bodies for their well-being.
Facts, material conditions, experience, in short, has ever lighted the path of justice. This undeniable principle firmly kept in sight, there can be no doubt that the system of private holdings of what is needed for production has become injustice, and that justice now demands the taking it away. Thus stands the case even with regard to property held in private hands with just title. Labor alone produces all wealth. The capitalist class does no manner of useful work, directly or indirectly.