Property, Its Duties And Rights, Historically, Philosophically And Religiously Regarded; Essays By Various Writers
The book Property, Its Duties And Rights, Historically, Philosophically And Religiously Regarded; Essays By Various Writers was written by author Hobhouse, L. T. (Leonard Trelawny), 1864-1929 Here you can read free online of Property, Its Duties And Rights, Historically, Philosophically And Religiously Regarded; Essays By Various Writers book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Property, Its Duties And Rights, Historically, Philosophically And Religiously Regarded; Essays By Various Writers a good or bad book?
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The claim of others upon him is more and more rested on charity alone. So the fatal transition came about, which assumed the right of private property to be final and absolute. This reinforced by Hegel through teaching that personality requires private property for its full development ; and again by British practical assumption that property is essential to full citizenship. The true citizen is a man with a stake in the country. Yet the resultant society, which grounds itself on the fundamenta...l character of private property, and finds in ownership the spring of social virtues, has as a matter of fact so developed as to exclude the great mass of people from the possibilities of private ownership. Ownership of tools or trade by workers has been practically obliterated ; and " the people " live on wages. That is. VII PROPERTY AND PERSONALITY 171 it has no permanent property of its own. In consequence, the workers are without self- direction, without assured stability, and without independence, all of which are essential conditions for the development of individual character.
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