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> [“There is no precept of the natural law commanding men to appropriate all things in such a way that each person is assigned his own separate portion...it nonetheless left it up to men's judgement whether to make all things proper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-vallentyne/there-is-no-precept-of-the-natural-law-commanding-men-to-appropriate/)

Peter Vallentyne

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## More by Peter Vallentyne

> [“The claimed legitimizing devices of political consent or personal labour served only to obscure the unjustifiable seizure of land from the common by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-vallentyne/the-claimed-legitimizing-devices-of-political-consent-or-personal/)

Peter Vallentyne

> [“There is no precept of the natural law commanding men to appropriate all things in such a way that each person is assigned his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-vallentyne/there-is-no-precept-of-the-natural-law-commanding-men-to-appropriate/)

Peter Vallentyne

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