Leaving cultivated land to waste forfeits one’s claim to it

Evidence

But if either the grass of his enclosure rotted on the ground, or the fruit of his planting perished without gathering, and laying up, this part of the earth, notwithstanding his enclosure, was still to be looked on as waste, and might be the possession of any other. Thus, at the beginning, Cain might take as much ground as he could till, and make it his own land, and yet leave enough to Abel’s sheep to feed on; a few acres would serve for both their possessions. — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 48

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Property rights are limited to what one can use before spoilage — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 40; Lacking remembered history forfeits one’s claim to the nation-state. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 136; Courts reversed their view that only profitable land uses deserve protection — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 951 (+1 more)

Related

• Lacking remembered history forfeits one’s claim to the nation-state. (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Lacking remembered history forfeits one’s claim to the nation-state. #qualifies (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 136