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    All the territorial possessions of all the political
    establishments in the earth--including America, of course--
    consist of pilferings from other people's wash. No tribe,
    howsoever insignificant, and no nation, howsoever mighty occupies
    a foot of land that was not stolen.

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LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private read more

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society . . .

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Land Quotes,
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The map is not the territory.

The map is not the territory.

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There are Batavian graces in all he says.

There are Batavian graces in all he says.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Countries Quotes,
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America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil before the settlers, before the Indians. The read more

America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil before the settlers, before the Indians. The evil is there waiting.

by William S. Burroughs Found in: Land Quotes,
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One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

by Unknown Found in: Land Quotes,
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When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

by Ruth Almog Found in: Land Quotes,
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Lanscape shapes culture.

Lanscape shapes culture.

by Terry Tempest Williams Found in: Land Quotes,
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And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have read more

And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their
taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land
and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the
place of the Canannites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and
the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

by Bible Found in: Countries Quotes,
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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

by Aldo Leopold Found in: Land Quotes,
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