Wehave,therefore,gotadoubleresult。
Theconversionofmoneyintocapitalhastobeexplainedonthebasisofthelawsthatregulatetheexchangeofcommodities,insuchawaythatthestarting—pointistheexchangeofequivalents。[24]Ourfriend,Moneybags,whoasyetisonlyanembryocapitalist,mustbuyhiscommoditiesattheirvalue,mustsellthemattheirvalue,andyetattheendoftheprocessmustwithdrawmorevaluefromcirculationthanhethrewintoitatstarting。Hisdevelopmentintoafull—growncapitalistmusttakeplace,bothwithinthesphereofcirculationandwithoutit。
Thesearetheconditionsoftheproblem。HicRhodus,hicsalta!
Footnotes[1]\"L’échangeestunetransactionadmirabledanslaquellelesdeuxcontractantsgagnent—toujours(!)\"(DestuttdeTracy:\"Traité
delaVolontéetdeseseffets。\"Paris,1826,p。68。)Thisworkappearedafterwardsas\"Traitéd’Econ。Polit。\"