,! ,VICES ( ,COMM]CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*>LES ,F\RI] 

,TEXT 3 

,:AT >E ! VICES 9H]5T 9 ! COMM]CIAL ME*ANISM8 ,O!RS HAVE DEF9$ IT 9 FLATT]+ T]MS2 ,I AM GO+ TO ADOPT A V]Y DIFF]5T TONE & %[ COMM]CE TO BE ! S\RCE ( ALL SORTS ( CRIMES & MISDE$S4 ,I WILL REF] TO JU/ SEV54 

,! FIR/ DISORD] IS ,BANKRUPTCY :I* SC(FS AT ! EF=TS ( LEGISLATORS & TRIUMPHS 9 SPITE ( ALL !IR LEGAL CODES4.<#b.> ,JU/ REC5TLY ,FR5* LEGISLATION WAS PUT TO %AME :5 IT PURPORT$ TO REPRESS BANKRUPTCY ) A NEW CODE ( COMM]CE4 ,BANKRUPTCY HAS ONLY BECOME BOLD] & MORE CONFID5T 9 *ANG+ ITS =M1 & ! NEW CODE IS M]ELY A WEAPON ) :I* ! BANKRUPT ?REAT5 ! CR$ITORS :OM !Y WI% TO ROB4 

,! SECOND VICE IS ,SMUGGL+ BY :I* COMM]CE REBELS OP5LY AGA9/ AU?ORITY & =MS 9DU/RIAL ,V5DEES AGA9/ :I* ! /ATE MU/ MA9TA9 P>ASITICAL >MIES ( CU/OMS (FIC]S4 ,C]TA9 CITIES LIKE ,BASEL & O!R SU* C5T]S ( CONTRAB& EXPLOIT NEI<BOR+ EMPIRES 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! ,ALG]IAN PIRATES EXPLOIT SEAF>]S4 ,! ONES >E SEA-ROBB]S & ! O!RS >E L&-ROBB]S4 ,I %ALL PROVE 9 ONE ( ! *APT]S ( ?IS WORK ?AT1 BY MEANS ( ITS CONTRAB&1 ! CITY ( ,BASEL ALONE EXACTS AN ANNUAL TRIBUTE ( SEV]AL MILLION FROM ,FRANCE4 ,Y\ CAN DRAW Y\R [N CONCLUSIONS AB\T ! EXT5T ( ! SMUGGL+ C>RI$ ON EA* YE> OV] ! :OLE T]RITORY ( ,FRANCE1 ,G]MANY1 ,SPA9 & ,ITALY4 

,:AT %ALL ,I SAY ( ! ,USUR]S :O1 UND] ! NAME ( BANK]S1 >E WAG+ W> AGA9/ PROP]TY [N]S8 ,TAKE = EXAMPLE ! HORDES ( ,JEWS & VAGABONDS :O HAVE PRACTICALLY OV]RUN ! F\R DEP>TM5TS ON ! RI<T BANK ( ! ,RH9E4 ,!Y W\LD SOON HAVE GOBBL$ UP MO/ ( ! ,FR5* PROP]TY !RE IF ! GOV]NM5T HAD NOT RE/RA9$ !M BY DECREES & BY MEANS ( AN ECONOMIC /RUGGLE ?AT 9VOLV$ ! ,BANK ( ,FRANCE1 :I* IS AN AG5T ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ USURY4 

,SPECULATION IS ! F\R? ( ! PLAGUES TO :I* ,I AM CALL+ ATT5TION2 IT IS ANO!R ONE ( ! WEAPONS US$ BY COMM]CE AGA9/ GOV]NM5TS4 ,SPECULATION ABUSES PUBLIC CONFID5CE & MAKES SPORT ( ! ASC5DANCY ( ! NOBLE/ H]OES4 ,WITNESS ! CAMPAIGN ( ,AU/]LITZ DUR+ :I* A HORDE ( ,P>ISIAN SPECULATORS RAVAG$ ,FR5* 9DU/RY1 DISCR$IT$ ! ,BANK ( ,FRANCE & ! GOV]NM5T BONDS1 & CREAT$ ALL ! SYMPTOMS ( A PANIC AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ! ,EMPIRE WAS E*O+ ) CRIES ( ADMIRATION & BL9D CONFID5CE 9 ITS ILLU/RI\S *IEF4 

,HO>D+ IS NOT ! LEA/ ( ! M]CANTILE FEATS4 ,IT CREATES FAM9E 9 ! MID/ ( ABUNDANCE2 BY MEANS ( CONTRIV$ PANICS IT CAN D\BLE ! PRICE ( GOODS & EXPLOIT SOCIETY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! COMM]CIAL VAMPIRES4 

,P>ASITISM IS A LESS OBVI\S BUT NOT LESS H>MFUL DISORD]4 ,HO/S ( M]*ANTS 5CUMB] ! CITIES1 & ! /REETS >E CLUTT]$ ) SOLICITORS :O SW>M )\T LIMIT OR PURPOSE4 ,!RE WAS COMPETITION 5\< :5 !IR NUMB] WAS ONLY A QU>T] ( :AT IT IS TODAY1 & !N AGRICULTURE PR(IT$ FROM ! CAPITAL & LABOR ( ! CR[D ( P>ASITES ) :I* COMM]CE IS N[ 9UNDAT+ ! CITIES4 

,( ALL ! COMM]CIAL VICES ,*EAT+ IS ! ONE :I* IS MAK+ ! MO/ RAPID PROGRESS4 ,TODAY IT HAS REA*$ SU* A PO9T ?AT M]*ANTS ( ! OLD TYPE >E ?\<T TO BE 9COMPET5T BECAUSE !Y DON'T KN[ ! TRICKS TO :I* ABUSIVE COMPETITION HAS GIV5 RISE4 

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