As a man is said to have a right to his property,…

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.

By: James Madison

Year: 1792

This quote is from – National Gazette Essay