ThisIdeny。Thenineteenlaborershavetheirindustriousfacultiesleft，withthesamestrength，thesamecapacities，thesamemeansoflaborasbefore。Themilldoesnotcompelthemtoremainunemployed，butonlytoseekanotheroccupation。Manycircumstancesoccasionasimilarinconveniencewithoutcarryingwiththemthesameremedy。
Afashionoutofuse，awarwhichblocksupavent，acommercewhichchangesitscourse，doahundredtimesmoreinjurytothelaboringclassesthananynewinventionwhatever。
Isupposethatitwillbesaidandinsistedon，thatthenineteenvacantlaborers，supposingeventheyimmediatelyfindcapitalstosetthemtoworkatafreshbusiness，couldnotselltheirproductionbecausethemassofproductionofsocietywouldbetherebyincreased，butnottheamountoftheirincome。Ithasthenbeenforgottenthattheincomesofsocietyareincreasedbytheveryfactoftheproductionofthenineteennewlaborers。
Thesalaryfortheirlaboristheincomewhichenablesthemtoacquiretheproduceoftheirlabor，ortoexchangeitagainstanyotherequivalentproduction：thisissufficientlyestablishedinmyprecedingletters。
Nothingthereforeremains，strictlyspeaking，buttheinconvenienceofbeingobligedtochangetheoccupation。Nowtheprogresswhichismadeinonekindinparticular，isbeneficialtoindustryingeneral。Theincreaseofincome，whichresultstosocietyfromasavinginexpences，iscarriedtowardsotherarticles。Asingleoccupationisinterdictedtonineteenmenwho，tillthen，poundedgrain，andahundredfreshoccupations，orahundredextensionsofoldoccupations，havebeenopenedtothem。Idesirenootherproofofthisthantheincreasewhichhastakenplaceinthelaborandpopulation，ineveryplacewheretheartshavebeenimproved。Theconstanthabitweareinofseeingtheproductionsofnewartscausesustodisregardthem，buthowwouldtheystrikeourancestors，iftheycouldagaincomeamongstus!Letuspicturetoourselvesforamomentsomeofthemostenlightenedamongstthem，suchasPlinyorArchimedes，comingtowalkroundoneofourmoderncities；theywouldfancythemselvessurroundedbymiracles。