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It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that

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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“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

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Few rich men own their property; the property owns them. – Robert Ingersoll, speech, New York, 29 October 1896

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If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? – Erich Fromm

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I do not have what I own, nor do I have what I do. I only have what I am. – Trinidad Hunt

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