“We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit.” PeopleGivingHumansCountryWisdomSpiritPresidentResponsibilityLandPrayingStartingAffairManageOfficialsEgyptian Author:Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
“Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?” IfsWisdomPoliticalChurchJusticeLandKillingCorruptionHillsMarchJailMurdererPolitical PowerPillaging Author:Khalil Gibran
“We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind of person? We do not agree with those who have said that property should be communally owned, but we do believe that there should be a friendly arrangement for its common use, and that none of the citizens should be without means of support.” ShouldFirstsBelieveKindMeanPersonsSaidUseWisdomPoliticsSpeakCommonSupportEconomyLandCitizensAgreePropertyLiberalismFriendlyDivisionArrangements Author:Aristotle
“This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.” WisdomPoliticsWaterPrayerEconomyLandSpringGardenWoodsLiberalismPortionsAdequate Author:Horace
“A community of small farmers... land property owners, will be the only assurance that the freedom our republic offers will be guaranteed to each and every citizen.” WisdomPoliticsCommunityEconomyLandCitizensOffersPropertyLiberalismOwnersRepublicFarmersAssurance Author:Thomas Jefferson
“In our time, in particular, there exists another form of ownership which is becoming no less important than land: the possession of know-how, technology and skill. The wealth of the industrialized nations is based much more on this kind of ownership than on natural resources.” KnowsKindImportantWisdomFormPoliticsNationsNaturalWealthTechnologyKnow HowEconomyLandParticularBecomingSkillsResourcesPossessionOur TimeLiberalismOwnershipNatural Resources Author:Pope John Paul II
“Over hundred years ago Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. There was wide distribution of land and they didn't confiscate anyone's privately owned land... We need an industrial Homestead Act.” NeedsYearsWisdomPoliticsEconomyLandHundredYears AgoWideLiberalismDistributionAbrahamHomestead Act Author:Ronald Reagan
“It appears it would be quite un-American not to be suspicious of the government or to distrust it. History has taught them a little too much about the tragic frailties of human governments, but it has also driven home to them that they must control firmly political and economic power, which, handed over to any government in their land, could be easily used to oppress them.” HumansLittlesHomeWisdomGovernmentWould BePoliticalUsedPoliticsEconomyToo MuchEconomicLandTaughtDrivenLiberalismTragicDistrustSuspiciousFrailtyEconomic Power Author:Ndabaningi Sithole