by Cain » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:06 pm Partilk wrote:"The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said "This is mine," and found people naive enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody.
"He who seeks to gain freely what he has not seeks to improve his situation without elevating your own position. This man should be killed if possible, for he does you no favors."
-Me
It's not even a matter of "who's land it is" but rather who has control over the land. I'd happily have a gold mine with ten able warriors guarding it on your land than a broken down plow and dying horse, and ten warriors standing around playing dice, on my land.
