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Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own. This is one of the chief points of distinction between man and the animal creation.

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Pope Leo XIII
Age: 93 †
Born: 1810
Born: March 2
Died: 1903
Died: July 20
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Pope Leo XIII
Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci
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