On the recordJuly 30, 1923
If there are no property rights, there is little, if any, foundation for national rights, which we are ever being called upon to safeguard.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWarren Harding: “If there are no property rights, there is little, if any, foundation for national rights, which we are ever being called…”
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Address on Foreign Policy and the International Court of Justice Intended for Delivery in San Francisco, California
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