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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 ownership and control is the foundation of modern society . . .

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There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the read more

There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.

by Harriet Martineau 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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Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

by African Proverb Found in: Land 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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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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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.

by Maria Edgeworth Found in: Land Quotes,
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I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it.

I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it.

by Joan Didion Found in: Land 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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If a man owns land, the land owns him.

If a man owns land, the land owns him.

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