The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
No man should have proprietary rights over land who does not use that land wisely and lovingly.
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.
I think private ownership is generally superior to public because you care about the land more and it doesn't get trashed.
As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything.
The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.
One of the things I would love for people to think about is social responsibility. If you are fortunate enough to be someone who owns land, I think you ought to be making the most efficient use of that land possible.
I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks, maybe a few refuges. But to just own land to do nothing with it I think is a disservice to the Constitution.
Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.
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.
It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very exaggerated doctrines of tribal or national property in land.