Quote by G.K. Chesterton
Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. – G.K. Chesterton

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Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life. – G.K. Chesterton

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There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong. – G.K. Chesterton

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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. – Aristotle

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

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Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us. – Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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