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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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My own recipe for world peace is a little bit of land for everyone.

My own recipe for world peace is a little bit of land for everyone.

by Gladys Taber Found in: Land Quotes,
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Oh, dense intelligence. I suspect that it was Batavian (i.e.
from the Netherlands-Batavia.)
[Lat., O crassum ingenium. Suspicor read more

Oh, dense intelligence. I suspect that it was Batavian (i.e.
from the Netherlands-Batavia.)
[Lat., O crassum ingenium. Suspicor fuisse Batavum.]

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The map is not the territory.

The map is not the territory.

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Maka le wakan -- the land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is read more

Maka le wakan -- the land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take away our land and we die. That is, the Indian in us dies. We'd become just suntanned white men, the jetsam snd floatsam of your great melting pot.

by Mary Brave Bird 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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To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the
earth. It's futile to gaze at read more

To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the
earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Countries 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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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; read more

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

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