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imply that agrarian values are an ancient part of human societies.

provide a common foundation for his argument about agrarian farming and landowning as a democratizing force.

qualify his own remarks about industrial farming.

suggest that both poetry and agrarian farming are artforms.

the lack of value that a small piece of land has.

that land is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

that something small is indeed valuable.

that land is only valuable because of the fear of not having it.

To demonstrate the importance of small landholders to the success of a state and country.

To dismiss the fears of growing industrial farming.

To suggest that those who sought to exploit the land were just as important to the state as small landholders.

To illustrate the early belief that ownership of land was impossible.

contradicts fears about people owning too much land harming American democracy.

appeals to his audience’s sense of democratic values.

undermines Jefferson’s comments about the values of 'small landholders.'

describes the values held by 'small landholders.'

contradict the previous points made about the state of small landholders.

express doubt about the line of reasoning some people support regarding industrial abundances and technological breakthroughs.

extend the line of reasoning that includes unlimited ownership of land in the previous paragraph.

urge control over the resources used by small landowners who do not consider the state of their neighbors.

provide evidence for previous claims about industrial farming.

illustrate what is lost when people own too much land.

explain how agrarianism is the source of certain values.

demonstrate the rapid failure of family farms.

question the moral integrity of those who do not own their own land.

motivate the reader to activism against agrarianism.

draw attention to historical evidence that has previously been ignored.

gesture to the unthinkable consequences of completely abandoning agrarian farming.

those who wish to rely on industrial farming.

all the people of the United States.

agrarian farmers.

lawmakers.

Ignorance of ancient poetry and how it relates to our contemporary contexts.

Exploitation of resources beyond what nature can provide.

Misunderstanding of American founders’ intentions.

Loss of small land ownership and agrarian farming.

'How do we come at the value of a little land? We do so, following this strand of agrarian thought, by reference to the value of no land.'

'Even now, if they cared, I think agricultural economists could find small farmers who have prospered, not by 'getting big,' but by practicing the ancient rules of thrift and subsistence.'

'He was saying, two years before the adoption of our constitution, that a democratic state and democratic liberties depend upon democratic ownership of the land.'

'Agrarian farmers see, accept, and live within their limits.'