In the nature of things, those who have not property, and see their neighbors possess much more than they think they need, cannot be favorable to laws made for the protection of property. When this class becomes numerous, it glows clamorous. It looks on property as its prey and plunder, and is naturally ready, at all times, for violence and revolution.

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American statesman, lawyer, orator

Speech (1820-12-22), “First Settlement of New England,” Plymouth, Massachusetts
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On the bicentennial of the Pilgrims' landing in the New World.