Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own. This is one of the chief points of distinction between man and the animal creation.
POPE LEO XIII
POPE LEO XIII
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Pope Leo XIII41 quotes“Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own. This is one of the chief points of distinction between man and the animal creation.”
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