Able Quote by Pope Pius XI

Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own.

— Pope Leo XIII

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

If the world is made to furnish each individual with the means of livelihood and the instruments for his growth and progress, each man…

— Pope Paul VI

It is a moot question whether the origin of any kind of property is derived from nature at all. It is agreed by those…

— Thomas Jefferson

“One can fully own a manufactured thing—a toaster, say, or a pair of shoes. But in what reasonable sense can one fully "own" and…

— Carl Safina

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

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his…

— Thomas Hobbes

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision…

— Garrett Hardin

With reason, then, the common opinion of mankind, little affected by the few dissentients who have contended for the opposite view, has found in…

— Pope Leo XIII

The right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children is among the unalienable rights with which the Declaration of Independence proclaims 'all…

— Antonin Scalia

The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill…

— Leland Stanford

“The concept of individual rights is so new in human history that most men have not grasped it fully to this day. In accordance…

— Ayn Rand