...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...

...Other cities and institutions show a like transformation. What produced the change ? The Revolution. "Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock,...garden, and he will convert it into a desert." The Revolution gave every Frenchman the opportunity to gain absolute possession of land. Bad laws were...

...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,...

...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,...

...aphorisms of Arthur Young are only half-truths : " The magic of property turns sands into gold." " Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock,...give him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will turn it into a desert." As will appear later on, equitable leases may be preferable to occupying ownership....

...proprietor ; a 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...

...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 rock,...of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert." Again, November 7, 1787: "Walk to Rosendale (in Flanders). Between the town and that place are a great...

...greatest writer on agriculture, wrote a century 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.' Adam Smith wrote in his Wealth of Nations nearly a century and a half ago : ' A small proprietor, who...

...long been known. Arthur Young (1741-1820), an English writer on agriculture, pointedly described them: "Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden; give him a nine year's lease of a garden and he will convert it into a desert." Ownership that can be separated from...

...body, 958 Garcia message to G., 6 Garden lease of a g., and he will convert it into a desert, 1550 possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a g., 1550 refuge of a disappointed politician, 1395 Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807-1882), 915 Gates are mine...