Quote by James Madison
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equall

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. – James Madison

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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. – James Madison

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The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. – James Madison

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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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Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them. – Henry David Thoreau

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Property

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark. – Walter Lippmann

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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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