What Is Property? · Character
Cicero
Roman orator and philosopher cited on natural law.
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Cicero shows up with force in § 2: Occupation, as the Title to Property. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his theater analogy, which Proudhon interprets as supporting equality and limited possession.
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In § 2: Occupation, as the Title to Property: Quoted for his theater analogy, which Proudhon interprets as supporting equality and limited possession. Later, in § 3: Prescription Gives No Title to Property: Mentioned…
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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the terrifying logical endpoint of property's tyrann…
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