He that has but five shillings in the partnership has as good a right to it as he that has five hundred pounds has to his larger proportion; but he has not a right to an equal dividend in the product of the joint stock.
Burke illustrates his concept of unequal shares within equal rights, using the example of financial contributions to a partnership.
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