Note 1290 — Chapter III · : THE SOLIDARISTS
R. (Robert) Richards translation
Association, even when the object in view is purely mercenary, has a moral value superior to exchange:
(1) Inasmuch as it always implies, in addition to money payment, a certain sacrifice of time and trouble, perhaps even of independence. It involves something more than the obligation to attend meetings and to conform to rules.
(2) It implies something more than a mere act of exchange which is completed in an instant and at one stroke. It implies the indefinite collaboration of the parties concerned.