John:
I'm not sure where Marx uses this statement, but the original source is
Genesis (Old Testament). There, Jacob, aka Isreal, got his brother Esau to
his exchange birthright (as first son) for a bowl of soup. So much for the
mutual benefits of free trade.
peace, patrick l mason
At 12:32 AM 4/9/97 -0700, you wrote:
>A friend asked me for a reference to Marx's statements about
>one trading one's "birthright(s) for a mass of potage."
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>Thanks,
>John
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>P.S. to Paul Z. --- Where is the web site that contains all
>of V1 of CAPITAL?
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