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Prou·dhon

 (pro͞o-dōN′), Pierre Joseph 1809-1865.
French anarchist who believed that human moral development would ultimately eliminate the need for laws and government.
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Proudhon

(French prudɔ̃)
n
(Biography) Pierre Joseph (pjɛr ʒozɛf). 1809–65, French socialist, whose pamphlet What is Property? (1840) declared that property is theft
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Prou•dhon

(pruˈdɔ̃)

n.
Pierre Joseph, 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
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