Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when they are common. But it is to be tolerated as a concession to human frailty, not applauded as desirable in itself.
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Original Citation
Tawney, Richard Henry. Religion and the Rise of Capitalism. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926, ch. 1.
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Current Citation
Tawney, Richard Henry. Religion and the Rise of Capitalism. Angelico Press, 2021, ch. 1.
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