They exploited the labourer of political power; they exploited him of property, for they treated him as a ware, buying him in the cheapest market for the cost of his production, that is to say, the cost of his living, and taking from him the whole surplus of his work, after Deducting the value of his subsistence.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
They were the servants' legacies, and a mourning ring to Mr. Hudsley; then, in a stillness that was oppressive, there fell the words: "To my nephew, Stephen Davenant, I will the whole and sole remainder of all I possess, be it in lands or money, houses or securities, all and of every kind of property, Deducting only the afore-mentioned legacies."
"Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir"
Charles Garvice
The residue of the amount of sales, after Deducting commissions and prison charges, is directed to be paid to the county trustee for the use of the county.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch