Fundamentally, the land was held in common and administered by a group of nobles called the alii on behalf of the common good.Quote by Neil Abercrombie about common sense
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.Quote by Neil Abercrombie about common sense
So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.Quote by Neil Abercrombie about common sense