I. Property is the right belonging to each citizen to enjoy and dispose of possessions and is guaranteed by law to him.

II. The right of property is limited, as are all other rights, by the obligation of respecting the rights of others.

III. This right cannot prejudice the security, nor the liberty, nor the existence, nor the property of another.

IV. Any possession, any use that violates this principle is illegal and immoral.

Excerpt from: Jordan, David. The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre. New York: The Free Press, 1985.
 
 

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