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When private property is abolished there will be no necessity for…

Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891).

English (original)

When private property is abolished there will be no necessity for crime, no demand for it; it will cease to exist.

— Oscar Wilde

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