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Private property is a means, and neither its abolition nor its unrestricted right should be an end in itself.

Kenneth E. Boulding

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Kenneth E. Boulding
Age: 83 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 18
Died: 1993
Died: March 18
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Economist
Philosopher
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University Teacher
City of Liverpool
Kenneth Ewart Boulding
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