"I do assert that the nature of peasant society does not depend on laws. The nature of peasant society depends on the peasants. For centuries men have maintained their separate and roughly equal estates side by side without many of them being lost or bought up en masse by any of them. Although very often there was no law on acquisition. The peasants couldn't buy because they didn't sell. When people find themselves in such a situation, they behave as they do when they arrive home.
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G. K. ChestertonAll Translations
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I do assert that the nature of peasant society does not depend on laws. The nature of peasant society depends on the peasants. For centuries men have maintained their separate and roughly equal estates side by side without many of them being lost or bought up en masse by any of them. Although very often there was no law on acquisition. The peasants couldn't buy because they didn't sell. When people find themselves in such a situation, they behave as they do when they arrive home.
""Azt igenis állítom, hogy a paraszti társadalom jellege nem a törvényeken múlik. A paraszti társadalom jellege a parasztokon múlik. Az emberek évszázadokon át fenntartották egymás mellett különálló és nagyjából egyenlő birtokaikat anélkül, hogy sokuk elveszítette, és bármelyikük tömegesen felvásárolta volna őket. Holott igen gyakran nem volt törvény a felvásárlásra. A parasztok nem tudtak venni, mert nem adtak el. Az emberek ilyen helyzetbe kerülve úgy viselkednek, mint amikor hazaérkeznek."