"The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5 FAMOUS QUOTES · PROPERTY
Read 5 famous property quotes from great authors, with links to more quote topics.
"The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Government has no other end but the preservation of property."
John Locke
“Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.”John Adams
"A man's house is his castle."
Edward Coke
"Government has no other end, but the preservation of property."
John Locke