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Quotation from Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill
“It is not so with the Distribution of wealth. That is a matter of human institution solely.”
Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter I: Of property (Principles of Political Economy, 7th ed. (1871), ed. W. J. Ashley (London: Longmans, Green, 1909), via the Online Library of Liberty)
The second half of Mill's famous distinction: how wealth is shared depends on the laws and customs of society, which can be changed.
Citation: "It is not so with the Distribution of wealth. That is a matter of human institution solely." — John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter I: Of property (Principles of Political Economy, 7th ed. (1871), ed. W. J. Ashley (London: Longmans, Green, 1909), via the Online Library of Liberty). (id mill-principles-of-political-economy-q2)
