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Quotation from The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney
“A function may be defined as an activity which embodies and expresses the idea of social purpose”
The Acquisitive Society, Ch. II, 'Rights and Functions', p. 8 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741))
The opening sentence of Chapter II, which supplies the key term for the whole book.
Citation: "A function may be defined as an activity which embodies and expresses the idea of social purpose" — R. H. Tawney, The Acquisitive Society, Ch. II, 'Rights and Functions', p. 8 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741)). (id tawney-the-acquisitive-society-q1)
