Property and Labor – Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

„The proprietor, producing neither by his own labor nor by his implement, and receiving products in exchange for nothing, is either a parasite or a thief.“

Pierre-Joseph ProudhonProudhon criticizes ownership without personal labor and questions the relationship between contribution, exchange, and social responsibility.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French early socialist and proponent of mutualist anarchism.

In this quote, Proudhon criticizes ownership without personal labor and explores the social meaning of contribution and exchange.


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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is regarded as one of the first advocates of mutualist anarchism. He promoted mutualism and federalism. He is also known for the phrase "Property is theft" from his work "Qu’est ce que la propriété?".

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"A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system, as incompatible with the principle that labor must be freely undertaken and under the control of the producer." Noam Chomsky
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