Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Do we want to live in a cosmetically updated version of midcentury Virginia, in a country that so elevates property rights as… — Nancy MacLean Copy Share Image
“When Ala-ud-din Khilji, a fourteenth-century Muslim ruler in India, wanted to overtax his wealthy Hindu subjects, he was dissuaded by his top… — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
For over 30 years the Endangered Species Act has suffered from many fundamental flaws, the most notable being a blatant disregard for… — Chris Cannon Copy Share Image
But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights. — Garrett Hardin Copy Share Image
“Polygamy was common [amongst the Navajo], but women had superior property rights, owning sheep and the houses. A man who deserted his… — Timothy Egan Copy Share Image
The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
If "Thou shalt not covet," and "Thou shalt not steal," were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in… — John Adams Copy Share Image
In the latter sense, a man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them. He has a property… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Liberal” in the nineteenth-century United States and Europe designated people who in many, but not all, respects would be called conservatives in… — Richard White Copy Share Image
The story of the Western world since 1945 is that, invited to choose between freedom and government 'security,' large numbers of people… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
People who won't sign the taxpayer protection pledge, people who won't sign the property-rights protection pledge, people who won't sign the state-sovereignty… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
“The history of China’s “land reform” was written in the tears and blood of landowners like my great-grandfather. But the 300 million… — Helen Raleigh Copy Share Image
Tis a Mistake to think this Fault [tyranny] is proper only to Monarchies; other Forms of Government are liable to it, as… — John Locke Copy Share Image
The Conservation Buck Challenge was designed to engage and mobilize the hunting community to preserve the outdoor experience for future generations. Our… — Gary Morris Copy Share Image
“Moreover, in the system of criminal punishment in the libertarian world, the emphasis would never be, as it is now, on "society's"… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“The ruling class is opposed to the lower class—that is, ‘closed’ to the outside—insofar as it ‘excludes, restricts, or makes admission conditional.’… — Franz Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
“The main substantive achievement of neoliberalization, however, has been to redistribute, rather than to generate, wealth and income. …[T]his was achieved under… — David Harvey Copy Share Image
A free culture supports and protects creators and innovators. It does this directly by granting intellectual property rights. But it does so… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Love is inherently free. It cannot be bought, sold, or traded. Love is a force of nature. However much we may want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Given an area of law that legislators were happy to hand over to the affected industries and a technology that was both… — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“Without the changes in political institutions and political power similar to those that emerged in England after 1688, there was little chance… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
“many scientists have interfered with science in precisely the way courts always worried tissue donors might do. “It’s ironic,” she told me.… — Rebecca Skloot Copy Share Image
“THE CONTRAST OF South and North Korea, and of the United States and Latin America, illustrates a general principle. Inclusive economic institutions… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
“It is no limitation upon property rights or freedom of contract,” he noted, “to require that when men receive from government the… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power,… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Inclusive economic institutions require secure property rights and economic opportunities not just for the elite but for a broad cross-section of society. — Daron Acemoglu Copy Share Image
The corporate community understands the need for rules. Indeed, it argues for regulation to protect intellectual property, physical property rights, and contract… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Unless we can act collectively, there would be no way to defend ourselves, no way to define or enforce property rights. We… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
“In the view of the Kochs and other members of the Libertarian Party, government should be reduced to a skeletal function: the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
[…] most of the environmental hype [regarding global warming] is really to help bring about Karl Marx's dream (nightmare) of a Communist… — Kent Hovind Copy Share Image
If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
If you really want to help the rest of the world, what you've got to do is encourage free markets, private property… — Dave Brat Copy Share Image
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I recognise that the whole issue of downloading and intellectual property rights is not an easy one, but on the whole, I'm… — Lee Ranaldo Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
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![“Polygamy was common [amongst the Navajo], but women had superior property rights, owning sheep and the houses. A man who deserted his family would be destitute -- a powerful incentive to stay married.” quote by Timothy Egan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/83e/timothy-egan-30685_navajo_polygamy-was-common-amongst-the-navajo-b_2853006.jpg)
![“Tis a Mistake to think this Fault [tyranny] is proper only to Monarchies; other Forms of Government are liable to it, as well as that. For where-ever the Power that is put in any hands for the Government of the People, and the Preservation of their Properties, is applied to other ends, and made…” quote by John Locke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/061/john-locke-814_arbitrary_tis-a-mistake-to-think-this-fault-tyrann_1921223.jpg)
![“The main substantive achievement of neoliberalization, however, has been to redistribute, rather than to generate, wealth and income. …[T]his was achieved under the rubric of ‘accumulation by dispossession’. By this I mean the continuation and proliferation of accumulation practices which Marx had…” quote by David Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/583/david-harvey-10654_capital-accumulation_the-main-substantive-achievement-of-neol_1325695.png)
![“[…] most of the environmental hype [regarding global warming] is really to help bring about Karl Marx's dream (nightmare) of a Communist world." [by reduction, and ultimately elimination of private property rights” quote by Kent Hovind](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7d5/kent-hovind-20354_communist_most-of-the-environmental-hype-regarding_3094404.jpg)
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