Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire.

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For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the...

According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the...

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the...

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the...

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of...

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of...

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished,...

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished,...

Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he...

But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he...