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Chapter 1: Private Property in Land Inconsistent with the Best Use of Land.
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George uses a Charles Lamb anecdote to mock the idea that private land ownership is necessary for improvement. What's the anecdote?
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A farmer who plowed his field with a wooden spoon
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The Chinese who, after discovering roast pork by accident, believed a house had to be burned down every time to cook a pig — until a sage invented the gridiron
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A king who taxed sunlight
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A merchant who refused to sell food during a famine
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