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“Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.”

Men Earth Law Rights Waste Every Man Portions Laws Of Nature Subsistence

Book:Utopia

Source: Utopia

“While in the course of ages the nucleus of social custom inscribed in law has been subjected to but slight and gradual modifications, the other portion has been largely developed in directions indicated by the interests of the dominant classes, and to the injury of the classes they oppress.”

Has Beens Age Law Courses Social Interest Class Injury Customs Portions Dominant In-laws Modification Nucleus

Book:Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings

Source: Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings

“Unfenced by law, the unmarried lover can quit a bad relationship at any time. But you - the legally married person who wants to escape doomed love - may soon discover that a significant portion of your marriage contract belongs to the State, and that it sometimes takes a very long while for the State to grant you your leave.”

Want May Persons Long Sometimes States Law Lovers Married Quitting Significant Grants Contracts Portions Doomed Unmarried Bad Relationship Marriage Contract

Book:Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage

Source: Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage

“A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject, and in a republic ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law...That portion of the sovereignty, to which each individual is entitled, can never be too highly prized. It is that for which we have fought and bled.”

Important States Law Individual Rights Share Subjects Ought Citizens Election Voting Republic Portions Entitled Sovereignty Estimation Elections And Voting

Author:Alexander Hamilton

“In the second century of the Christian era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilised portion of mankind. The frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valour. The gentle but powerful influence of laws and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. Their peaceful inhabitants enjoyed and abused the advantages of wealth and luxury.”

Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire