Conditions Quote by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the…

— Adam Smith

A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of…

— Lysander Spooner

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

Therefore the dignity of the human person normally demands the right to the use of earthly goods as the natural foundation for a livelihood;…

— Pope Pius XI

What man loses by the social contract is his natural liberty and an unlimited right to everything he tries to get and succeeds in…

— Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

One of the market's virtues, and the reason it enables so much peaceful interaction and cooperation among such a great variety of peoples, is…

— Thomas Woods

As an element in human progress, the right of private property, in importance, has taken first and almost only place in the current systems…

— Joshua K. Ingalls

“a basic component of individual rights is the right to own property.”

— Russell Shorto

The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.

— Edward Gibbon

Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.

— Mencius

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.

— Arthur Henderson

Property is, after all, a social convention, an agreement about someone's exclusive right to use a thing in specified ways. However, we seem to…

— Charles Eisenstein