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Private property will not be eliminated in the system we have been outlining, nor will free initiative or the lawful loaning of money at interest [85]; on the contrary, Baha'u'llah affirms that to violate the property of others is an infraction of spiritual laws [86] and affirms that man must place his own ingenuity at the service of humanity, pursuing his vocation with dedication and spending his own money, earned by work, on himself, his family and his fellow creatures [87]. (76:1) In this new kind of culture, the concept of private property is preserved for consumer goods, for services and for those things necessary for a dignified life; but, as has already been said, not for renewable resources and underground wealth. (76:2) Individual rights are protected by a world legislature, but they are no longer considered the exclusive point of reference for judging society. The orthodox economic concept for which the private interests of each individual, when added one to the other, always serve the good of the community is looked upon with suspicion. (76:3) In fact, Baha'u'llah indicates a system for an equal redistribution of wealth in the laws of inheritance [88]. (76:4) Owners of large companies will have to leave a large part of their industrial patrimony to their employees and workforce who contributed to create their wealth [89].
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