Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8

Sanskrit:

ममैवेयं मही कृत्स्‍ना न ते मूढेति वादिन: ।स्पर्धमाना मिथो घ्नन्ति म्रियन्ते मत्कृते नृपा: ॥ ८ ॥

ITRANS:

mamaiveyaṁ mahī kṛtsnāna te mūḍheti vādinaḥspardhamānā mitho ghnantimriyante mat-kṛte nṛpāḥ

Translation:

“Political leaders challenge one another: ‘All this land is mine! It’s not yours, you fool!’ Thus they attack one another and die.

Purport:

This verse describes with brilliant clarity the mundane political mentality that provokes innumerable conflicts in the world. For example, as we prepare this translation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, British and Argentine military forces are bitterly fighting over the tiny Falkland Islands. The fact is that the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of all land. Of course, even in a God-conscious world political boundaries exist. But in such a God-conscious atmosphere political tensions are greatly eased, and people of all lands welcome each other and respect each other’s right to live in peace.