The vast individual and corporate fortunes, the vast combinations of capital which have marked the development of our industrial system, create new conditions, and necessitate a change from the old attitude of state and the nation toward property.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Large corporate wealth requires changes in how the government views property.
- In plain terms
- Big business changes how laws should treat property.
- What can you take from it?
- Government attitudes must adapt to new economic realities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should wealth be regulated?
- What role does government play in economy?
Another view
Change in attitude does not guarantee effective policy implementation.
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