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Private property is one of the best institutions which has ever evolved, to protect us from the bullying of others.

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Roger Scruton
Age: 75 †
Born: 1944
Born: February 27
Died: 2020
Died: January 12
Aesthetician
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Political Scientist
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Roger Vernon Scruton
Professor Sir Roger Vernon Scruton
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