Rousseau said every man had naturally a right to whatever he needed; and Brissot, anticipating the famous words of proudhon, declared that in a state of nature "exclusive property was theft."
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
They took up the tradition of proudhon, who said that "the true form of the State is anarchy," meaning by anarchy, of course, not positive disorder, but the absence of any supreme ruler, whether king or convention.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
As usually understood, the proprietary right is as much a right of robbery as a right of property, and proudhon would have been quite correct in describing property as theft, if no better system of property could be devised than the present.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae