Checks Quote by James Madison

For a very long time, and among a large number of peoples, political power has belonged to the owners of the land.

— Vilfredo Pareto

There are several kinds of land on reservations. And all of these pieces of land have different entities who are in charge of enforcing…

— Louise Erdrich

Power must be in the hands of the wealth of the nation, those who have sympathy for property owners and their rights, and who…

— James Madison

The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.

— James Monroe

The question arose, how would the communities manage this land on their own. That's why the Communal Land Rights Bill then borrows an institution…

— Thabo Mbeki

I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks, maybe a…

— Don Young

It is not too soon to provide by every possible means that as few as possible shall be without a little portion of land.…

— Thomas Jefferson

I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country.

— Alice Waters

It only makes sense to have the people managing hundreds of millions of acres of land located near that land and accessible to those…

— Lauren Boebert

“The man who is possessed of wealth, who lolls on his sofa, or rolls in his carriage, cannot judge of the wants or feelings…

— James Madison

MPs must be able to represent the best interests of their constituents and their country by holding the government to account.

— Heidi Allen