"Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working,……" — John Stuart Mill
"Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economizing. The increase in the value of land, arising as it does from the efforts of an entire community, should belong to the community and not to the individual who might hold title."
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248 Quotes by John Stuart Mill
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