I think it probable that, through the inequalities due to the system in which inheritance has a part, the average man has a slightly smaller proportionate share of the aggregate than he would have had if there had been no inheritance system, but a substantially larger absolute amount because he shares a larger aggregate. . . . Whether under the circumstances he is justified in having a sense of injustice .. . is a matter lying beyond economics.'

我认为出现这种情况是可能的：鉴于社会财富总额中包括了遗产制度下已经分配了的部分份额，正是由于此类不平等因素的存在，造成了实际人均社会财富数(除去了遗产份额）略小于人均社会财富数（包括了遗产份额）。换言之，假设撇开遗产制度下已经分配了的那部分份额，那么，实际人均社会财富数就是人均社会财富数本身。然而，由于遗产制度下已经分配了的那部分社会财富的绝对数很大，会使社会财富总额的绝对数显得更为庞大。在此情况下，这种虽然合理但是却又不公平的现象早已超出了经济学所要探讨的范围了。