"'Left' and 'right' have had the same meaning since the French Revolution. If you want to know if someone is on the left or the right, ask them, 'What is more important: human rights or property rights?' If they say 'Property rights are a human right,' then they are on the right." -- Steven Brust, quoted by nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy (nprofile…ugpy)
Or, as #Proudhon more succinctly put it, 'Proper tea is theft'.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/08/wilhoitian/#human-rights-v-property-rights
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