Full Idea
It is easy to doubt that much actually existing private property was formed in what anyone could think was a legitimating way.
Gist of Idea
It is doubtful whether any private property was originally acquired legitimately
Source
G.A. Cohen (Are Freedom and Equality Compatible? [1986], 2)
Book Reference
'Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Goodin,RE/Pettit,P [Blackwell 2006], p.418
A Reaction
What if I created an artificial island out of unwanted raw materials? What about the first humans to reach some remote territory?