Property is theft! - Definition

Property is theft! is a slogan coined by the French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon in his book What is Property? Or, an Inquiry into the Principle of Right of Government.

While long ignored, the term has been resurrected by the anti-copyright and the copyleft believers.

See also

• libertarian socialism
• Mikhail Bakunin
• Karl Marx
• property
• private property
• What is Property?
• tragedy of the commons