That description of property is in its nature the firm base of every stable government,--and has been so considered by all the wisest writers of the old philosophy, from the time of the Stagyrite, who observes that the agricultural class of all others is the least inclined to sedition.
Burke argues that landed property is essential for stable governance, referencing classical philosophy.
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