Man is the child of customs, not the child of his ancestors.

Man is the child of customs, not the child of his ancestors.

When incentive to acquire and obtain property is gone, people no longer make efforts to acquire any... Those who infringe upon property rights commit an injustice... If this occurs repeatedly, all incentives to cultural enterprise are destroyed and they cease utterly to make an effort. This leads to destruction and ruin of civilization.

Islam is under obligation to gain power over all nations.

At the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments.

Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.

Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge.