Constitution Quote by Potter Stewart

The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.

— James Madison

If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.

— Anonymous

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

— George Washington

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

— Russell Shorto

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

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

— Potter Stewart

This freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society, setting us apart. Like the right of assembly and the right of…

— William O. Douglas

It is not the right of property which is protected, but the right to property. Property, per se, has no rights; but the individual…

— George Sutherland

What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to stillness and…

— Edward Abbey

Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

— Anonymous

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.

— James Madison

Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who…

— Thomas Sowell