The free laborer produces ten; for me, thinks the proprietor, he will produce twelve.
Indeed,--before consenting to the confiscation of his fields, before bidding farewell to the paternal roof,--the peasant, whose story we have just told, makes a desperate effort; he leases new land; he will sow one-third more; and, taking half of this new product for himself, he will harvest an additional sixth, and thereby pay his rent.

What an evil! To add one-sixth to his production, the farmer must add, not one-sixth, but two-sixths to his labor.

At such a price, he pays a farm-rent which in God's eyes he does not owe.
The tenant's example is followed by the manufacturer.

The former tills more land, and dispossesses his neighbors; the latter lowers the price of his merchandise, and endeavors to monopolize its manufacture and sale, and to crush out his competitors.

To satisfy property, the laborer must first produce beyond his needs.