On the one hand, the love of property produces many terrible evils in later years ; the fear of losing valued material possessions is one of the main sources of political and economic cruelty. It is desirable that men and women should, as far as possible, find their happiness in ways which are not subject to private ownership, i.e. in creative rather than defensive activities.
Source: On Education, especially in early childhood, 1926, Pt. 2:Education of character, chap. 7: Selfishness and property.
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