The Hater Of Property And Of Government Takes Care To Have His Warranty Deed Recorded, And The Book Written Against Fame And Learning Has The Author's Name On The Title Page.

The Hater Of Property And Of Government Takes Care To Have His Warranty Deed Recorded, And The Book Written Against Fame And Learning Has The Author's Name On The Title Page.

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The hater of property and of government takes care to have his warranty
deed recorded, and the book written against fame and learning has the
author's name on the title page.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals, 1831

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