Full Idea
It is not the power of forcible tenure but the power of utilisation for social ends that is the ground of the permanent recognition that constitutes a right to property.
Gist of Idea
The ground of property ownership is not force but the power to use it for social ends
Source
report of T.H. Green (Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation [1882]) by John H. Muirhead - The Service of the State III
Book Reference
Muirhead,John H.: 'The Service of the State: T.H. Green' [John Murray 2021], p.79
A Reaction
Tell that to the aristocratic owners of British grouse moors! This just seems to be wishful thinking. Does that mean that I have no right to property if my ends are not 'social'?