When will the public and especially working men and the lower middle classes make a thorough study of Socialist economics and come to see that, as far as the good of the whole community is concerned, private enterprise is a failure all round. — Labour Chronicle. Interest —or rather usury, as it was formerly called —was expressly forbidden by the Bible, the great Pagan philosophers, and the Christian Church. Exacting interest was a criminal offence in England until the reign of Henry \ lIP* and was not generally permitted until that of James I. —English Paper.
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White Ribbon, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 February 1896, Page 8
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