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Pride of ownership1 quote
Give a man the secure possession of bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert. — Arthur Young · 1792Property rights1 quote
Give a man the secure possession of bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert. — Arthur Young · 1792