Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions…Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.
It’s funny, I can’t help but think Adam Smith would come around to socialism if he saw what capitalism has become in the 21st century.
Behind every socialist is a disappointed free-market enthusiast.
I reckon that’s possible