Quote by Herbert Spencer
An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fac

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature. – Herbert Spencer

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The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. – Herbert Spencer

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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

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So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community. – William Blackstone

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Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place. – Frederic Bastiat

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Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind – Albert Einstein

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