Quotes by Henry George

About Henry George:


Henry George is credited with sparking several reform movements of the Progressive Era and ultimately inspiring the broad economic philosophy often referred to today as Georgism, the main tenet of which is that people legitimately own value they fairly create, but that natural resources and common opportunities, most importantly the value of land, belongs equally to each person in a community. His most famous work, Progress and Poverty (1879), sold millions of copies worldwide, probably more than any other American book before that time. It is a treatise on inequality, the cyclic nature of industrialized economies, and the use of the land value tax as a remedy.

Author Bio


  • NameHenry George
  • DescriptionAmerican economist
  • BornSeptember 2, 1839
  • DiedOctober 29, 1897
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist; Philosopher; Writer