THE COMMONS

Humans in their totality are born of the earth
We are earthlings
The earth is our nourishment our support our guide
Thomas Berry

This we know
The earth does not belong to man
man belongs to the earth
Chief Seattle

The land must not be sold beyond reclaim
for the land is Mine
you are but strangers resident with me
Lev. 25:23

The profit of the earth is for all
(not just exxon)
Eccles. 5:9

Woe to them that join house to house
that lay field to field till there be no place
Isiah 5:8

Restore I pray you to them even this day
their lands their vineyards their olive trees
and their houses
(Palestinians one and all)
Nehemiah 5:1

The earth is given as a common stock
for men to labor and to live on
Thomas Jefferson

The land the earth God gave to man
for his home sustenance and support
should never be the possession of any man
corporation society or any unfriendly government
any more than the air or water if as much
An individual company or enterprise
should hold no more than is required
for their home and sustenance
All that is not used should be held
for the free use of every family
to make homesteads
and to hold them as long as they are occupied
Abraham Lincoln