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ON PROFITS. 
Should it be objected to the doctrine of pro- 
fits and the value of labour rising at the same 
time, that as the commodity produced is the 
only source whence the capitalist and the la- 
bourer can obtain their remuneration, it neces- 
sarily follows that what one gains the other 
loses, the reply is obvious. So long as the 
product continues the same, this is undeniably 
true ; but it is equally undeniable, that if the 
product be doubled the portion of both may be 
increased, although the proportion of one is 
lessened and that of the other augmented. 
Now it is an increase in the portion of the pro- 
duct assigned to the labourer which constitutes 
arise in the value of his labour ; but it is an in- 
crease in the proportion assigned to the capi- 
talist which constitutes a rise in his profits; 
whence it clearly follows, that there is nothing 
inconsistent in the supposition of a simulta- 
neous rise in both* 
See Note C.