Younginhisvivaciouswaystruckoutsomeofthephraseswhichbecameproverbialwithlatereconomists。’Giveamanthesecurepossessionofableakrockandhewillturnitintoagarden。Givehimanineyears’leaseofagarden，andhewillconvertitintoadesert。’8*’ThemagicofPROPERTY
turnssandtogold。’9*HeisdelightedwiththecomfortofthesmallproprietorsnearPau，whichremindshimofEnglishdistrictsstillinhabitedbysmallyeomen。10*Passingtoalessfortunateregion，heexplainsthattheprincedeSouvisehasavastpropertythere。Thepropertyofagrand’seigneur’
issuretobeadesert。11*Thesignswhichindicatesuchpropertiesare’wastes，landes，deserts，fern，ling。’Theneighbourhoodofthegreatresidencesiswellpeopled——’withdeer，wildboars，andwolves。’’Oh，’heexclaims，’ifIwasthelegislatorofFranceforaday，Iwouldmakesuchgreatlordsskipagain！’’Why，’heasked，’werethepeoplemiserableinlowerSavoy?’
’Because，’wasthereply，’thereareseigneurseverywhere。’12*MiseryinBrittanywasdue’totheexecrablemaximsofdespotismortheequallydetestableprejudicesofafeudalnobility。’13*Therewasnothing，hesaid，intheprovincebut’privilegesandpoverty，’14*privilegesofthenoblesandpovertyofthepeasants。
Youngwasprofoundlyconvinced，moreover，that，ashesaysmorethanonce15*