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The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. – John Adams

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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. – Leo Tolstoy

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An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature. – Herbert Spencer

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Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine were taken away. – Anaxagoras

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Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down. – Collis P. Huntingdon

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