If a man owns land, the land owns him. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell – “voluntarily” sell – himself every day and hour to the “beast of property.” – Johann Most, The Beast of Property
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
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind – Albert Einstein
