Distinction Quote by James Madison

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of…

— James Madison

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of…

— James Madison

Property is in its nature timid and seeks protection, and nothing is more gratifying to government than to become a protector.

— John C. Calhoun

Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.

— George Washington

In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights is an essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of…

— James Madison

It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of…

— James Madison

Property is the foundation of every right we have, including the right to be free. Every legal claim, after all, is a claim to…

— Roger Pilon

The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.

— James Madison

The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less for those…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a…

— George Washington

A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species.

— James Madison