Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most import…

William Howard Taft
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Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race. ✨ William Howard Taft, William Taft Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils, Transaction Publishers
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