Nothing a man writes can please him as profoundly as something he does with his back, shoulders and hands. For writing is an artificial activity. It is a lonely and private substitute for conversation. – Brooks Atkinson
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
Men have forgotten this truth, said the fox. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property. – James Madison
