Their Property Quotes

42 quotes by 38 authors

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with the ambition of… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they possess, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than… — Joseph Hall
Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Unlike the Marxists, the Nazis did not advocate public ownership of the means of production. They did demand that the government oversee and run the… — Leonard Peikoff
One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and while you work… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a… — Frederic Bastiat
One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Had the white settlers in North America called the natives 'Americans' instead of 'Indians', the early Americans could not have said that the 'only good… — Thomas Szasz
Such are a well regulated militia, composed of the freeholders, citizen and husbandman, who take up arms to preserve their property, as individuals, and their… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In the middle of this it was good to have some moments in which whatever was left of you could sit in silence. When you… — Philip O Ceallaigh
I have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless,… — Assata Shakur
But what counter-insurgency really comes down to is the protection of the capitalists back in America, their property and their privileges. U.S. national security, as… — Philip Agee
Do all that you say you are going to do and don't aggress against other people or their property. That's the whole of the law.… — Doug Casey
Marriage is a very strange thing. Itâ€™s a very public institution, itâ€™s meant to tell the world that two people are going to live together,… — Shashi Deshpande
Happiness lies in conquering one's enemies, in driving them in front of oneself, in taking their property, in savoring their despair, in outraging their wives… — Genghis Khan
It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have to make their livelihoods viable, get them the proper prices for their produce, try and make them stay rather than sell their property… — Paddy Ashdown
People in Eastern Washington should be confident in knowing that the government will not come and seize their property or farm land. Legislation is needed… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
I think [food producers] should appreciate that we're only targeting their property. Because frankly I think it's time to start targeting them. — Rod Coronado

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