Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men? – Natalie Clifford Barney

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. – Aristotle

“Whatever is not nailed down is mine.” This is the motto of the exploiter. “Whatever can be pried loose is not nailed down.” This is the second maxim in a country where people are rich, caring little in their present prosperity what shall become of the future. – David Starr Jordan, 1910

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient, but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting the best property of all – friends? – Ralph Waldo Emerson