{"date":"June 5","id":"06-05","intro":["Even to-day rent is paid in terms of human food. It sounds primitive, but it happens right at your door—here in the United States, in compliance with a law as old as man."],"minutes":20,"readings":[{"author":"Adam Smith","end":157,"start":149,"volume":10,"work":"Wealth of Nations"}],"slug":"june-5","status":"proofread","title":"The Rent of Land from Human Food","url":"/harvard-classics/june-5/","words":4049}