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    Maka le wakan -- the land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take away our land and we die. That is, the Indian in us dies. We'd become just suntanned white men, the jetsam snd floatsam of your great melting pot.

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LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private read more

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society . . .

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Land Quotes,
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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

by Aldo Leopold Found in: Land Quotes,
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If a man owns land, the land owns him.

If a man owns land, the land owns him.

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The map is not the territory.

The map is not the territory.

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There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the read more

There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.

by Harriet Martineau Found in: Land Quotes,
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Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

by African Proverb Found in: Land Quotes,
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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; read more

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

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All the territorial possessions of all the political
establishments in the earth--including America, of course--
consist of pilferings from read more

All the territorial possessions of all the political
establishments in the earth--including America, of course--
consist of pilferings from other people's wash. No tribe,
howsoever insignificant, and no nation, howsoever mighty occupies
a foot of land that was not stolen.

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Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from read more

Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smalles of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow's grass.

by Alexandria David-neel Found in: Land Quotes,
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