Tocqueville, early in Democracy in America, attributes considerable social important to America's "laws of inheritance" (because, by breaking up estates, they prevent the consolidation of a class over time).
I'm sure he's right, too. And I'm glad to know now that this is a great topic for kids in a family - they can understand history when it's a question of who would inherit all the toys if Mom and Dad died.
Tocqueville, early in Democracy in America, attributes considerable social important to America's "laws of inheritance" (because, by breaking up estates, they prevent the consolidation of a class over time).
I'm sure he's right, too. And I'm glad to know now that this is a great topic for kids in a family - they can understand history when it's a question of who would inherit all the toys if Mom and Dad died.