# Mr. Justice Sankey — The Acquisitive Society character guide

> Mr. Justice Sankey in The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Justice Sankey

**First appearance:** 0004-property-and-creative-work

## Who they are

A judge whose legal opinions are cited in discussions of property and function.

## Relationships

### [Providence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/characters/providence)

_professional_

Mr. Justice Sankey's legal rulings are invoked in connection with Providence to illustrate a point about justice or social order.

## In the story

### [Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/introductory)

Not mentioned in this chapter.

### [The Acquisitive Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/the-acquisitive-society)

Not directly mentioned in the excerpts; excluded.

### [The Functional Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/the-functional-society)

Referenced in relation to the coal industry and property rights.

### [The "Vicious Circle"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/the-vicious-circle)

Referenced indirectly via 'the most eminent official witness before the Coal Commission,' who stigmatized the 'extravagance and waste' in the coal industry.

### [The Condition of Efficiency](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/the-condition-of-efficiency)

Cited as reiterating with emphasis that low output is caused by workers' lack of confidence in the system.

### [The Position of the Brain Worker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/the-position-of-the-brain-worker)

His scheme for nationalizing the Coal Industry is used as a concrete example of how brain workers like mine managers would benefit from a function-based organization.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_acquisitive_society_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced via the Coal Industry Commission, which he chaired.

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