The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.
Edward Gibbon (1998). “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, p.188, Wordsworth Editions
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The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.