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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rig

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. – Abraham Lincoln

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I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day
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Abraham Lincoln
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My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. – Abraham Lincoln

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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

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Individual possession is the great entering wedge, which has split society into eight hundred million fragments…. It virtually, practically, and theoretically denies the brotherhood of man. – Hiram Stafford, The Liberator, 8 September 1844

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Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind – Albert Einstein

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Few rich men own their property; the property owns them. – Robert Ingersoll, speech, New York, 29 October 1896

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Being a moms so empowering and incredible. Im one of those people who believes that life brings things to you at a certain time for a certain reason, and if you just go with it, thats where the best moments come from. – Ashlee Simpson

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