In this quote, Riis is referring to the natural elements, such as air, light, and water, that should be freely available to all but are often unequally distributed by humans with reluctance or stinginess. He criticizes the way in which mankind controls and restricts access to these essential resources that are meant to be shared by all.
Jacob Riis had five children.
Sociable, introverted, uncommunicative.
Jacob Riis was not a populist. He was a social reformer and journalist who focused on exposing the living conditions of the poor in New York City during the late 19th century. Riis's work helped bring attention to issues of poverty and social inequality, but he did not align himself with the Populist movement of that time.
Jacob Riis was one of fifteen children, although one was his cousin, who was a foster child. He was the third oldest, born in 1849.
"Out of the sweatshop, into the inferno."
Bjarne Riis's birth name is Bjarne Lykkegrd Riis.
Jakob Riis Kristoffersson's birth name is Jakob Riis Srensen.
Bjarne Riis is 186 cm.
Povl Riis was born in 1925.
Einar Riis was born in 1922.
Einar Riis died in 2006.
Riis Houses was created in 1949.
Bendik Riis died in 1988.
Nelson Riis was born in 1942.
Hilde Riis was born in 1959.
Fredrik Riis died in 1845.
Fredrik Riis was born in 1789.