"Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all"
--Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations [Source: Solution to Acrostic #5, p. 71 ACROSTIC pages]
Marxist Thoughts...
"The most common and durable source of faction has been the various and un-equal distribution of property.
"Those who hold, and those who are without property, have ever formed distinct interests in society."
--James Madison, Federalist #10, quoted by Michael Parenti, Myths of the Founding Fathers, by Alternative Radio (use the GET command with the file name ALTRADIO TAPES ).
[The second surprise, besides the author of the quote, is that Madison, like today's highly class-conscious corporate class, then went on to say that that, therefore, what we need to do is to help the HAVES against the HAVE-NOTS; see e.g. Parenti's lecture, Myths of the Founding Fathers on the Alternative Radio page].