The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying "This is mine," and found people simple enough to believe him was the real founder of society. Humanity would have been spared infinite crimes, wars, homicides, murders, if only someone had ripped up the fences or filled in the ditches and said, "Do not listen to this pretender!"
From Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, Published 1755, Written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
SEE Modern History Sourcebook: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Discourse on Inequality, No 2
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