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Unlike The Marxists, The Nazis Did Not Advocate Public Ownership Of The Means Of Production. They Did Demand That The Government Oversee And Run The Nation's Economy. The Issue Of Legal Ownership Is Secondary; What Counts Is The Issue Of Control. Private Citizens, Therefore, May Continue To Hold Titles To Property-so Long As The State Res...erves To Itself The Unqualified Right To Regulate The Use Of Their Property.

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Unlike The Marxists, The

Leonard Peikoff

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Unlike The Marxists, The Nazis Did Not Advocate Public Ownership Of The Means Of Production. They Did Demand That The Government Oversee And Run The Nation's Economy. The Issue Of Legal Ownership Is Secondary; What Counts Is The Issue Of Control. Private Citizens, Therefore, May Continue To Hold Titles To Property-so Long As The State Res...erves To Itself The Unqualified Right To Regulate The Use Of Their Property.

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