Principles of Political Economy

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No man made the land. It is the original inheritance of the whole species. Its appropriation is wholly a question of general expediency. When private property in land is not expedient, it is unjust.

John Stuart Mill

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Topic

Property rights Redistribution of resources Political theory Politics

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

Principles of Political Economy

Genre

Economic literature Political literature

Language

English

Time

1848 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy. London: John W. Parker, 1848, bk. 2, ch. 1, sect. 6.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "Principles of Political Economy." Principles of Political Economy with Chapters on Socialism, edited by Jonathan Riley. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 1, sect. 6.