Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1548 |
| AUTHOR: | James Madison (1751–1836) |
| QUOTATION: | As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | These words are inscribed in the Madison Memorial Hall, Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building. |
| SUBJECTS: | Property |