--- title: "9 Owned Land Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Owned Land quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Owned Land sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/charmaine-j-forde-8862_land_he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-own_649282.jpg" --- > [“He said he owned the land, He said he owned the sea, Through his sweet lies and manipulation, He was trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charmaine-j-forde/he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-owned-the-sea-through-his-sweet/) [Charmaine J Forde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charmaine-j-forde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/charmaine-j-forde-8862_land_he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-own_649282.jpg) > [If you let people own their land, they take care of it. That's why privately owned land is always taken care of,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-norquist/if-you-let-people-own-their-land-they-take-care-of-it-that-s-why/) [Grover Norquist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-norquist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/grover-norquist-3806_always_if-you-let-people-own-their-land-they-ta_1267863.png) > [Over hundred years ago Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. There was wide distribution of land and they didn't confiscate anyone's privately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/over-hundred-years-ago-abraham-lincoln-signed-the-homestead-act-there/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/ronald-reagan-119_abraham_over-hundred-years-ago-abraham-lincoln-s_1627020.jpg) > [“Progressive taxes are inherently flawed in that they fund public services which are often location-dependent, thus adding to the value of owned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/progressive-taxes-are-inherently-flawed-in-that-they-fund-public/) [Martin Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30d/martin-adams-20182_land-economics_progressive-taxes-are-inherently-flawed_249486.jpg) > [“In 2001, the Associated Press published a three-part investigation into the theft of black-owned land stretching back to the antebellum period. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/in-2001-the-associated-press-published-a-three-part-investigation/) [Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ta-nehisi-coates-733_2001_in-2001-the-associated-press-published-a_2943088.png) > [“The main battle in imperialism is over land, of course; but when it came to who owned the land, who had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-said/the-main-battle-in-imperialism-is-over-land-of-course-but-when-it/) [Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-said/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fb/edward-said-6412_imperialism_the-main-battle-in-imperialism-is-over-l_785676.jpg) > [You need to understand this. We did not think we owned the land. The land was part of us. We didn't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-nerburn/you-need-to-understand-this-we-did-not-think-we-owned-the-land-the/) [Kent Nerburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-nerburn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/015/kent-nerburn-10008_grandmother_you-need-to-understand-this-we-did-not-t_2093017.jpg) > [“Land was wealth 300 years ago. So the person who owned the land owned the wealth. Then, it was factories and production,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-kiyosaki/land-was-wealth-300-years-ago-so-the-person-who-owned-the-land-owned/) [Robert T. Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-kiyosaki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/robert-t-kiyosaki-3248_money_land-was-wealth-300-years-ago-so-the-per_553580.jpg) > [“But," comes the reply, "I am being driven from the farm which my father and grandfather owned!" Well? Who owned the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca/but-comes-the-reply-i-am-being-driven-from-the-farm-which-my-father/) [Seneca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/seneca-956_parenting_but-comes-the-reply-i-am-being-driven-fr_2391501.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/owned-land/#itemlist", "name": "Owned Land Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He said he owned the land, He said he owned the sea, Through his sweet lies and manipulation, He was trying to own me”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charmaine J Forde" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charmaine-j-forde/he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-owned-the-sea-through-his-sweet/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/charmaine-j-forde-8862_land_he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-own_649282.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/charmaine-j-forde-8862_land_he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-own_649282.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/charmaine-j-forde-8862_land_he-said-he-owned-the-land-he-said-he-own_649282.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He said he owned the land, He said he owned the sea, Through his sweet lies and manipulation, He was trying…” — Charmaine J Forde", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you let people own their land, they take care of it. 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