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Should the unemployed ... do in a small way, what the rich do daily with impunity on a grand scale, should he, in fact, steal, in order to live - the bourgeoisie will ... hand him over relentlessly in charge of the State, that in its prisons he may be fleeced the more effectively, i.e., cheaper. ** Johann Most |
Opulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessor. ** Jerome |
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[[File:Marquis de sade.jpg|thumb|Theft is only punished because it violates the right of property; but this right is itself nothing in origin but theft. ~ [[Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]]]]▼
[[File:W.E.B. DuBois - NARA - 559200.tif|thumb|Suppose to-day Negroes do steal; who was it that for centuries made stealing a virtue by stealing their labor? ~ [[Booker T. Washington]] and [[W. E. B. Du Bois]]]]
[[File:ThomasMüntzerDDR5Mark.jpg|thumb|right|The stinking puddle from which [[usury]], thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the water, the birds in the air, the plant in the earth must all be theirs. Then they proclaim God's [[w:Ten Commandments|commandments]] among the poor and say, "[[w:Thou shalt not steal|You shall not steal]]." ~ [[Thomas Müntzer]]]]
▲[[File:Marquis de sade.jpg|thumb|Theft is only punished because it violates the right of property; but this right is itself nothing in origin but theft. ~ [[Donatien Alphonse François de Sade]]]]
[[File:Proudhon1.jpg|thumb|right|Property is theft!<br>~ [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]]]]
[[File:Festnahme 4 (ex3179) sml.jpg|thumb|right|The great thieves are leading away the little thief. ~ [[Diogenes of Sinope]]]]
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:“who store up in their fortresses
:what they have plundered and looted.”
:* [[Amos (prophet)|Amos]], [[w:Book of Amos|Book of Amos]], 3:10 [[New International Version|NIV]]
* To live<br>On means not yours—be brave in silks and laces,<br>Gallant in steeds; splendid in banquets; all<br>Not yours. Given, uninherited, unpaid for;<br>This is to be a trickster; and to filch<br>Men's art and labour, which to them is wealth,<br>Life, daily bread;—quitting all scores with "friend,<br>You're troublesome!" <br>Why this, forgive me,<br>Is what, when done with a less dainty grace,<br>Plain folks call "Theft."
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* [[w:Thou shalt not steal|This command]] forbids us to rob ourselves of what we have by sinful spending, or of the use and comfort of it by sinful sparing, and to rob others by removing the ancient landmarks, invading our neighbour’s rights, taking his goods from his person, or house, or field, forcibly or clandestinely, over-reaching in bargains, nor restoring what is borrowed or found, withholding just debts, rents, or wages, and (which is worst of all) to rob the public in the coin or revenue, or that which is dedicated to the service of religion.
** [[Matthew Henry]], [http://godstenlaws.com/ten-commandments/mh-commentary8.html Commentary on the Ten Commandments]
* The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his sleeve.
** [[George Herbert]], ''Jacula Prudentum'' (1651).
* Opulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessor.
** [[Saint Jerome]], in ''[[The Cry for Justice]]'' (1915), p. 397
* If something is stolen from you, don't go to the police. They're not interested. Don't go to a psychologist either, because he's interested in only one thing: that it was really you who did the stealing.
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* Furthermore, in the market and in common trade likewise, this practice is in full swing and force to the greatest extent, where one openly defrauds another with bad merchandise, false measures, weights, coins, and by nimbleness and queer finances or dexterous tricks takes advantage of him; likewise, when one overcharges a person in a trade and wantonly drives a hard bargain, skins and distresses him. And who can recount or think of all these things? To sum up, this is the commonest craft and the largest guild on earth, and if we regard the world throughout all conditions of life, it is nothing else than a vast, wide stall, full of great thieves. Therefore they are also called swivel-chair robbers, land- and highway-robbers, not pick-locks and sneak-thieves who snatch away the ready cash, but who sit on the chair [at home] and are styled great noblemen, and honorable, pious citizens, and yet rob and steal under a good pretext.
** [[Martin Luther]], "The Large Catechism (VII)".
* 467. Not to steal money stealthily (Leviticus 19:11) <br> 468. The court must implement punitive measures against the thief (Exodus 21:37) <br> 469. Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate (Leviticus 19:36) <br> 470. Not to commit injustice with scales and weights (Leviticus 19:35) <br> 471. Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use (Deuteronomy 25:13) <br> 472. Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property (Deuteronomy 19:14) <br> 473. Not to kidnap (Exodus 20:13) 474. Not to rob openly (Leviticus 19:13) <br> 474. Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt (Leviticus 19:13) <br> 475. Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession (Exodus 20:14) <br> 476. Not to desire another's possession (Deuteronomy 5:18) <br> 477. Return the robbed object or its value (Leviticus 5:23) <br> 478. Not to ignore a lost object (Deuteronomy 22:3) <br> 479. Return the lost object (Deuteronomy 22:1) <br> 480. The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property (Exodus 21:8) <br>
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** Maimonides "[http://www.vbm-torah.org/parsha.63/17yitro.htm Torah on the Web - Virtual Beit Midrash - 17yitro]". Vbm-torah.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
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:* [[w:Aaron McGruder|Aaron McGruder]], ''[[The Boondocks (comic strip)|The Boondocks]]'', (5/16/1999)
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