Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property: What the Founding Fathers Said About Homeownership

The Founding Fathers often disagreed about key principles as they debated the founding of the United States of America. But the right of a common man to own and control property may have been one of their most salient through lines. Indeed, George Mason ‘s Virginia Declaration of Rights described property ownership as a key component of “liberty,” listing the inherent rights of men as “enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining