Wendell Berry Quotes
But The Justifications Of The Family Farm Are Not Merely Agricultural; They Are Political And Cultural As Well. The Question Of The Survival Of The Family Farm And The Farm Family Is One Version Of The Question Of Who Will Own The Country, Which Is, Ultimately, The Question Of Who Will Own The People. Shall The Usable Property Of Our Country Be Democratically Divided, Or Not? Shall The Power Of Property Be A Democratic Power, Or Not? If Many People Do Not Own The Usable Property, Then They Must Submit To The Few Who Do Own It. They Cannot Eat Or Be Sheltered Or Clothed Except In Submission. They Will Find Themselves Entirely Dependent On Money; They Will Find Costs Always Higher, And Money Always Harder To Get. To Renounce The Principle Of Democratic Property, Which Is The Only Basis Of Democratic Liberty, In Exchange For Specious Notions Of Efficiency Or The Economics Of The So-called Free Market Is A Tragic Folly. There
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