Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2001-08-28 Aug 28, 2001The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.~ John Adams Aug 27, 2001Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race.~ William Howard Taft Aug 24, 2001Among the natural Rights of the Colonists are these: First, a Right to Life; secondly, to Liberty; thirdly, to Property; together with the Right to support and defend them in the best Manner they can. Those are evident Branches of, rather than Deductions from, the Duty of Self-Preservation, commonly called the first Law of Nature.~ Samuel Adams Aug 23, 2001The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.~ John Adams Aug 22, 2001Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.~ Bellamy BrooksAppeasers believe that if you keep on throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will turn vegetarian.~ Heywood Hale BrounFor every problem there is one solution which is simple, neat, and wrong.~ H. L. Mencken Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print