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No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache.
Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache.
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
The highest law gives a thing to him who can use it.
The highest law gives a thing to him who can use it.
Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world.
Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world.