Literary notes about Expropriate (AI summary)
The term "expropriate" in literature is often employed to describe the act of taking property or rights, particularly by governmental or authoritative bodies, for the sake of public benefit or other ideological objectives. In some instances, it carries a neutral tone when referring to legal processes that mandate compensation—such as when private lands are taken over for public infrastructure or resource management [1], [2], [3]. Conversely, the word can evoke a more charged, political rhetoric in contexts where societal power structures are critiqued and assets are seized under oppressive circumstances, reflecting deep-seated conflicts between state authority and individual rights [4], [5], [6]. This duality in usage underscores the tension between public good and private ownership, making "expropriate" a potent term in both legal and political narratives.
- The State may, in accordance with law, tax or expropriate private land on the basis of the value declared by the owner or assessed by the Government.
— from The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political Study by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger - The Government has the right to expropriate land for the purpose of excavations.
— from How to Observe in Archaeology Suggestions for Travellers in the Near and Middle East by British Museum - "The Government is entitled to expropriate any land containing antiquities on paying a valuation and ten per cent.
— from There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer - Capitalism has expropriated the human race, the General Strike aims to expropriate capitalism.
— from Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 by Various - Our watchword must be: to arm the proletariat so that it may defeat, expropriate, and disarm the bourgeoisie.
— from Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo - The small craftsmen, small traders, and small peasant proprietors will cease to think that it is Socialism which wishes to expropriate them.
— from Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel Peter Orth
