"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If `Thou shalt not covet' and `Thou shalt not steal' were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free."
-- John Adams (A Defense of the American Constitutions, 1787)
Reference: The Works of John Adams, C.F. Adams, ed., vol. 6 (8-9); The Founders Constitution
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