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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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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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All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. – Leo Tolstoy

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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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So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. – Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruction, 1917

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Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power. – Joan Didion

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