We hold that the ownership of private property is the right and privilege of every American citizen and is one of the… — John Rarick Copy Share Image
It is no limitation upon property rights or freedom of contract to require that when men receive from government the privilege of… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
When it comes to China, there are genuine giants that need to be conquered and dragons to tame. Protecting intellectual property rights… — Neil Bush Copy Share Image
We must adopt reforms which will expand the range of opportunities for all Americans. We can fulfill the American dream only when… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The question of perpetual copyright is, in my judgement, entitled to the full and favorable consideration of the Congress of an enlightened… — Florence Earle Coates Copy Share Image
I think there's a little more attention to human needs than to property rights. But I don't think much of political activism.… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Before the mid-20th century, when American libertarians entangled themselves in conservative coalitions against the New Deal and Soviet Communism, "free market" thinkers… — Charles W. Johnson Copy Share Image
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage, just ask anyone who has been… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
The right to life is the source of all rights -- and the right to property is their only implementation. Without property… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Property rights can improve a woman's ability to stand up to violence in the home. You might think education and employment are… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
We want to have trade agreements that give us a level playing field, get other countries to respect the rule of law,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Pollution and overuse of resources stem directly from the failure of government to defend private property. If property rights were to be… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Since the Common Rule says that research subjects must be allowed to withdraw from research at any time, these experts have told… — Rebecca Skloot Copy Share Image
What I do know is, in little more than 30 years, we have gone from a nation where the “quiet enjoyment” of… — Vin Suprynowicz Copy Share Image
I submit that the Government exists to provide for the needs of the people, and when it comes to choice between profits… — J. S. Woodsworth Copy Share Image
When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
“We believe that liberty of religious faith is the first and foremost freedom in human society, is a universal value in the… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
One of the movements we have developed is to say that, just as intellectual property rights protect the inventions of individuals, common… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
At times like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them.… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must… — John Harrison Nichols Copy Share Image
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“As for relegated/delegated responsibility to ensure organizational software licensing compliance, management is still accountable when intellectual property rights are violated. If the… — Robert E. Davis Copy Share Image
For better or worse, we are the Court of Appeals for the Hollywood Circuit. Millions of people toil in the shadow of… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
My basic approach is to recognize that mainstream legal theories of contract have been muddied by unlibertarian and positivistic conceptions of law… — Stephan Kinsella Copy Share Image
“When governments control everything, your perceived or glorified wealth is just an illusion. Attaining true generational wealth requires working rules of law,… — Olawale Daniel Copy Share Image