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The Production of Security In the third place, whether any other producer of security, offering equal guarantees, is disposed to offer them this commodity on better terms.

These terms are of various kinds.

In order to be able to guarantee the consumers full security of their persons and property, and, in case of harm, to give them a compensation proportioned to the loss suffered, it would be necessary, indeed:


 * 1) That the producer establish certain penalties against the offenders of persons and the violators of property, and that the consumers agree to submit to these penalties, in case they themselves commit offenses;
 * 2) That he impose certain inconveniences on the consumers, with the object of facilitating the discovery of the authors of offenses;
 * 3) That he regularly gather, in order to cover his costs of production as well as an appropriate return