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Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when they are in common.

R. H. Tawney
Men, Fallen World, Common
R. H. Tawney (2016). “Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism”, p.39, Verso Books
Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when they are in common.