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Consider, for instance, the following quote from Paul Samuelson:
  Take our earlier case of a lighthouse to warn against rocks. Its beam helps everyone in sight. A businessman
  could not build it for profit, since he cannot claim a price from each user. This certainly is the kind of activity that
  governments would naturally undertake.
Taken from Paul Samuelson (1964), Economics: An Introductory Analysis, 6th ed. New York: McGraw--Hill, p. 159.

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