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If "Thou shalt not covet," and "Thou shalt not steal," were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society, before it can be civilized or made free.

John Adams
Heaven, Politics, Stealing
John Adams (2001). “The Political Writings of John Adams”, p.230, Regnery Publishing
If Thou shalt not covet, and Thou shalt not steal, were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society, before it can be civilized or made free.