I denounce M.Considerant to the proletariat! If the theory of M.Considerant would at least really guarantee this property which he cherishes so jealously, I might pardon him the flaws in his syllogism, certainly the best one he ever made in his life.

But, no: that which M.Considerant takes for property is only a privilege of extra pay.

In Fourier's system, neither the created capital nor the increased value of the soil are divided and appropriated in any effective manner: the instruments of labor, whether created or not, remain in the hands of the phalanx; the pretended proprietor can touch only the income.

He is permitted neither to realize his share of the stock, nor to possess it exclusively, nor to administer it, whatever it be.

The cashier throws him his dividend; and then, proprietor, eat the whole if you can! The system of Fourier would not suit the proprietors, since it takes away the most delightful feature of property,--the free disposition of one's goods.