As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems of law and of political economy. While admitting its great importance, we cannot conceal the fact that the writers on those subjects have wholly failed to distinguish between its use and its abuse, or to recognize its rational and equitable limits.


Social Wealth: The Sole Factors and Exact Ratios in Its Acquirement and Apportionment (ed. 1885)

Joshua K. Ingalls Quotes

As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems of law...

As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems of law...

As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems of law...

As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems of law...