To secure ourselves in this use, each contracts, or will ultimately contract, with his fellows not to encroach upon those portions of the earth which they are actually using, in return for their agreement not to encroach upon that portion of the earth which he is actually using.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People agree not to encroach on land others use, in exchange for others not encroaching on their land.
- In plain terms
- People agree to respect each other's land use to avoid conflict.
- What can you take from it?
- Mutual respect for land use prevents conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you prove you are using land?
- What counts as encroachment?
Another view
Defining what is actually in can be complex.
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