Quote by Leo Tolstoy
The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and

The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. – Leo Tolstoy

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War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. – Leo Tolstoy

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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. – Leo Tolstoy

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One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. – Leo Tolstoy

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Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine were taken away. – Anaxagoras

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Theories are private property, but truth is common stock. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark. – Walter Lippmann

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By avarice and selfishness, and a groveling habit, from which none of us is free, of regarding the soil as property, or the means of acquiring property chiefly, the landscape is deformed, husbandry is degraded with us, and the farmer leads the meanest of lives. He knows Nature but as a robber. – Henry David Thoreau

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Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my familys cottage in Maine. Its on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We barbecue, swim, lie around, and try to do nothing. – Hope Davis

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The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever! – Sholem Asch

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If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. – Soren Kierkegaard

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The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker

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