You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property g…

Desiderius Erasmus
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You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law. ✨ Desiderius Erasmus, Betty Radice (1990). Praise of Folly
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You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law. ✨ Desiderius Erasmus, Betty Radice (1990). Praise of Folly

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