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Liberty and property
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Author: Ludwig von Mises
Country: United States

"An eloquent 1958 lecture defending property rights and free enterprise as the very foundation of civilization." (1958)

Citadels of dead capital
Source: Reason
Author: Hernando de Soto
Country: United States

The potential for prosperity exists around the world, wherever resources and entrepreneurs abound, but property rights must be established to unleash all of that wealth. (04/16/01)

Trends and choices in land use policy
Source: IEA
Author: Wendell Cox
Country: United Kingdom

"Land use planning and how crucial elements of wealth creation are being taken away by bureaucratic fiat." A Current Controversies paper. (PDF file) (11/20/02)

Life, liberty, property
Source: Heartland Institute/Commentary
Author: Richard Pipes
Country: United States

"In addition to being the most important of liberties, acquiring property is the universal engine of prosperity." (Adobe Acrobat) (3/99)

Property rights and species preservation
Source: Acton Institute/Markets & Morality
Author: Jay W. Richards
Country: United States

"The federal Endangered Species Act, supplemented by a refusal to compensate affected landowners, would almost certainly result in the secret destruction, not the protection, of designated endangered species that are discovered on private property." (Fall 2000)

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