While in the university he had that year read Spencer's Social Statics, and Spencer's reasoning bearing on private ownership of land produced a strong impression on him, especially because he was himself the son of a landed proprietress.
那年在大学期间,他读了斯宾塞的《社会静力学》,斯宾塞对土地私有制的推论给他留下了深刻的印象,尤其是因为他本人是一个有地主的儿子。