#private property

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. ↗

— Joseph Story

#entirely #integrity #justice #less #personal

Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. ↗

— e. e. cummings

#had #his #instant #mind #own

If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#civilization #could #history #inextricably #linked

We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and the deprived. ↗

— June Jordan

#deprived #dread #every #fears #nation

In a polling conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 11 out of 12 Americans said they oppose the taking of private property, even if it is for public economic good. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#economic #even #good #journal #oppose

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#become #creates #decision #definition #domain

Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#fundamental #fundamental right #private #private property #property

Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

#backed #court #development #economic #economic development

The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

#natural #natural resource #only #own #piece

The right to private property meant at the same time the right and duty to be personally concerned about your own well-being, to be personally concerned about your family's income, to be personally concerned about your future. This is hard work. ↗

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

#concerned #duty #family #future #hard