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Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. ↗

— Friedrich List

#arithmetical #concentration #effect #geometrical #growth

Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test. ↗

— Eric Liu

#age #born #citizen #each #get

Where there is no property there is no injustice. ↗

— John Locke

#property #where

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself. ↗

— John Locke

#every man #himself #his #man #nobody

During periods of extreme fear or greed, you don't have the proper balance between those two to generate market efficiency and you get extremes in behavior. ↗

— Andrew Lo

#behavior #between #during #efficiency #extreme

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. ↗

— John Locke

#government #other #preservation #property

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time. ↗

— John Locke

#deeds #disguise #each #endless #every

The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. ↗

— John Locke

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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

#commitment #direct #direct proportion #endeavor #excellence