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Quote by William Blackstone
So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, t

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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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested than in the protection of every individuals private rights. – William Blackstone

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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it. – William Blackstone

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Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. – G.K. Chesterton

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Some men are born to own, and can animate all their possessions. Others cannot: their owning is not graceful; seems to be a compromise of their character: they seem to steal their own dividends. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them. – Henry David Thoreau

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Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. – Abraham Lincoln

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