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sites, the very best for each individual in pursuing his calling. When 
increase of population makes it impossible for all to occupy choicest 
sites, and some are compelled to use those that are inferior, then 
there arises in the face of equal natural rights, unequal opportunity, 
and the community finds itself at the ‘‘ parting of the ways,” a worse 
and a better path. 
If the better way has been chosen, all continue in the actual 
enjoyment of their natural equal right, and therefore all can work 
without paying for permission to do so. As all can work all must 
labor, for none have power to exact the earnings of others. Existing 
wealth is in the hands of producers and accumulations beyond 
individual powers to acquire are unknown. While excessive wealth 
in the possession of a single individual may therefore be impossible, 
the production of wealth through freely exerted effort is enormceus 
and ever increases as civilization advances and subdivision of labor 
becomes general. Because all are free producers none are com- 
pelled to yield up their produce to non-producers and therefore 
wealth is diffused, none lack but the incapable, and they are provided 
for because humanity is a brotherhood made in the image of God 
and having natural affection. Because work is free to all, none have 
an excuse for being idle nor temptation to being dishonest. Tramp 
production is stifled for lack of that soil (enforced idleness) in which 
alone it can flourish. 
Supply is natural, continuous and abundant, and therefore its 
correlative, demand, is always active while insatiate man desires. 
Over-production (more properly lopsided production) is not feared, 
for all have free play to exercise their powers in any honest exertion 
and none are tempted through lack of opportunity or of a means of 
livelihood to overcrowd any industry. Business stagnation, financial 
crises and commercial crashes are unknown. The evil factor in these 
disasters does not exist, for natural opportunities, never held out of 
use are always accessible to the producer, and therefore the fever of 
the boom and the languor of reaction are alike unknown. While 
man’s inborn desire to excel perpetuates competition, it is always 
the healthful, generous competition of those who, sure of plenty, 
yet desire to achieve the best within their powers. Inequality of 
wealth there is, for there is always unequal power to create it, but 
inequitable distribution is impossible, for every man is free to make 
a just bargain for his honest share of the produce. Last, but not 
