In communist ideology, private property is viewed as the main enemy and the source of capitalism. According to Marx, in a communist society private property should be abolished. Common ownership of the means of production is an important institutional goal of the communists. The Communist Manifesto states, “The theory of communists can be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property. True human emancipation was impossible with private property. Ultimately the total productive forces of the community would pass into the hands of everybody.”