No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce. – Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations

If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization. – Ludwig von Mises

Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. – e. e. (Edward Estlin) cummings