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 was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. – Abraham Lincoln

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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

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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What we call real estate – the solid ground to build a house on – is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Property

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

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Its plain hokum. If you cant convince em, confuse em. Its an old political trick. But this time it wont work. – Harry S. Truman

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I think its great that shes not perfect and wasnt perfect. I think thats maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more. – Catherine Bell

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Technology is neutral: It convicts and finds innocents. We must make it a regularized part of the system, giving defendants access to DNA testing and evidence whenever it might be relevant. – Eliot Spitzer

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The cautious seldom err. – Confucius

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