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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.
Where water is boss, the land must obbey
Where water is boss, the land must obbey
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from read more
Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smalles of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow's grass.
 All the territorial possessions of all the political 
establishments in the earth--including America, of course--
consist of pilferings from read more 
 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.