Thursday, 25 January 2024

Property -> civilisation


"When property is privatised, and the rule of law is established, in such a way that all including the rulers themselves are subject to the same law, economies will prosper and civilisation will blossom. Of the different possible configurations of property, only private property can gave this desirable effect."
~ Tom Bethell, from the introduction to his book The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages


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