We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Land: 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, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.
The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.
We live on the most incredible planet, and yet we abuse it, and we abuse it mercilessly.
Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.
Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.
Anything to do with the land, I love.
But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
Humans merely share the earth. We can only protect the land, not own it.
We see violence to forcibly seize land, at any price, murders and corruption.