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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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