But the instinct of hoarding, like all other instincts, tends to become hypertrophied and perverted; and with the institution of private property… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
In a world of private property, if something isn't owned by somebody, it's going to be misused by somebody else. — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I thought that, given the system of rewards central to our economic system, in which profit maximization is valued above all else… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Women have only had the vote for less than 100 years. Before that, we were wives and essentially kind of property. We… — Kelly Oxford Copy Share Image
There is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite accumulation of property from the capacity of holding it… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Now, a living organism is nothing but a wonderful machine endowed with the most marvellous properties and set going by means of… — Claude Bernard Copy Share Image
Everyone has an equal and absolute right to sovereignty over his own body, his own property, and his own life, and to… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Even in November 1938, after five years of anti-Semitic legislation and persecution, they still owned, according to the Times correspondent in Berlin,… — Arthur Bryant Copy Share Image
It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Libertarians secretly worried that ultimately someone will figure out the whole of their political philosophy boils down to “Get Off My Property.”… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
A power to dispose of estates for ever is manifestly absurd. The earth and the fulness of it belongs to every generation,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Naturally there was the notion of private property as a pragmatic concept, for individuals or groups have a proclivity to tend to… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime,… — John Bruton Copy Share Image
With the increasing demand for holistic health care and the 'green revolution', the demand for aromatherapy will increase, and hopefully we will… — Robert Tisserand Copy Share Image
Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved… — Anne Robinson Copy Share Image
I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes. — Kinky Friedman 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
From the the protection of different and unequal faculties of acquiring property, the possession of different degrees and kinds of property immediately… — James Madison Copy Share Image
My concern over private property is that it no longer fosters individuality. The historic destiny of private property is that it has… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
Our wish is that...[there be] maintained that state of property, equal or unequal, which results to every man from his own industry… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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