Historical Examples. 1  And let the same rule be observed about the registration of the property of the metics. Laws Plato.  2 Let me see the registration slip from the Prefecture, he said, at last. The Destroyer Burton Egbert Stevenson. 3  The poet's registration in the parish records at Stratford is dated April 26, 1564.
After years of thought Rousseau wrote a book on the origins of government, 'The Social Contract', stating that no laws are binding unless agreed upon by the people. This idea deeply affected French thinking, and it became one of the chief forces that brought on the French Revolution about 30 years later.
JOHN LOCKE wrote Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property.. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence used the term life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to broaden the idea. In the Declaration, it does not only refer to property, but much more. There's a simple explanation at the site if you would like more information.