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... equal partition of inheritances removed the feudal and unnatural distinctions which made one member of every family rich and all the rest poor , substi- tuting equal partition , the best of all Agrarian laws . " Neither of these ...
... equal partition of inheritances removed the feudal and unnatural distinctions which made one member of every family rich and all the rest poor , substi- tuting equal partition , the best of all Agrarian laws . " Neither of these ...
Page 149
... equal , is in me- chanics . " He did not believe it possible to maintain an absolute equality of wealth but where he anticipated later thought was in arguing that even if such equality were attainable it would not by itself be ...
... equal , is in me- chanics . " He did not believe it possible to maintain an absolute equality of wealth but where he anticipated later thought was in arguing that even if such equality were attainable it would not by itself be ...
Page 150
... equal power . The upper house should be so constituted as to attract the natural aristocrats while the lower house ... equal and are made unequal by law ; Adams believed that in every known form of society men are actually born unequal ...
... equal power . The upper house should be so constituted as to attract the natural aristocrats while the lower house ... equal and are made unequal by law ; Adams believed that in every known form of society men are actually born unequal ...
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