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> [“The irony of collective ownership is that it spurs more selfishness than does private ownership.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/the-irony-of-collective-ownership-is-that-it-spurs-more-selfishness/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

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## More by Eric Robert Morse

> [“Communal ownership means that all benefit for a short time; private ownership means that few people benefit over the course of an extended period…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/communal-ownership-means-that-all-benefit-for-a-short-time-private/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“It is not a leap to suggest that all of the distinctive advances made between 1500 and today, for better or worse, were directly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/it-is-not-a-leap-to-suggest-that-all-of-the-distinctive-advances-made/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“Everyone knows that it is irrational to get involved in politics, so, as a matter of course, the rational stay away and only the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/everyone-knows-that-it-is-irrational-to-get-involved-in-politics-so/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“It is a truth widely recognized that tyranny stems from the consent of the governed as much as democracy does.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/it-is-a-truth-widely-recognized-that-tyranny-stems-from-the-consent/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“Like clockwork, the powerful end up dictating, and so everyone is forced to compete for power, which only leads to an ever-escalating quest for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/like-clockwork-the-powerful-end-up-dictating-and-so-everyone-is/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“In short, self-rule is workable only when a people are self-sufficient enough to reject the hierarchic system as it stands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/in-short-self-rule-is-workable-only-when-a-people-are-self-sufficient/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“Government action causes special interest reaction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/government-action-causes-special-interest-reaction/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

> [“The irony of collective ownership is that it spurs more selfishness than does private ownership.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-robert-morse/the-irony-of-collective-ownership-is-that-it-spurs-more-selfishness/)

[Eric Robert Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-robert-morse/)

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