 | John Stuart Mill - 1894 - 644 стор.
...copyholder is not less so than a freeholder. What is wanted is permanent possession on fixed terms. " Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him aniñe years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert." The details which have been... | |
 | 1912 - 620 стор.
...the great farmer-economist of England, said years ago, "The magic of property turns sand into gold. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden." And Adam Smith in his epoch-making book, "The Wealth of Nations," wrote nearly a century ago, "A small... | |
 | William Tallack - 1896 - 690 стор.
...all difficulties before it and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. The enjoyment of property has done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden." And Miss BETHAM EDWARDS, in writing of " France of to-day," speaks of : — " The almost entire self-sufficingness... | |
 | William Tallack - 1896 - 512 стор.
...has clothed the very rocks with verdure. The enjoyment of property has done it. Give a man the wcure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden." And Miss BETHAM EDWARDS, in writing of " France of to-day," speaks of : — " The almost entire self-sufficingness... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1896 - 1142 стор.
...difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment of property must have done it. IGive a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1899 - 518 стор.
...difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment of property must have...done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak lock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1900 - 506 стор.
...difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment of property must have...of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; jjive him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert." In his description... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1900 - 554 стор.
...is so sure of the explanation of the fact that he remarks: " It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause ; the enjoyment of property must have done it. Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine years' lease... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1900 - 552 стор.
...in any country ; " thus illustrating the famous axiom of Arthur Young a century ago : " Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden.'' It will hardly be said that the workers of America and of England to-day are less industrious, less... | |
 | 1902 - 880 стор.
...wherein it differs from the industries of shop and field. 8 Explain the following quotation: "Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden." 9 Show how the division of labor (a) shortens the period required for becoming an efficient workman,... | |
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Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him * Arthur Young's Trtnelt m francl, ml. ip 88. « Ibid. p. 61. a nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert. 
