Full Idea
The distinguishing feature of Communism is not the abolition of property generally, but the abolition of bourgeois property.
Clarification
The 'bourgeois' own the means of production
Gist of Idea
Communism aims to abolish not all property, but bourgeois property
Source
K Marx / F Engels (The Communist Manifesto [1848], §2)
Book Reference
Marx,K./Engels,F.: 'The Communist Manifesto', ed/tr. Taylor,A.J.P. [Penguin 1973], p.96
A Reaction
This is a sinister remark which has led to huge numbers of murders in the Soviet Union and China. People resent having their property 'abolished', especially if they have worked hard for it. But most of our wealth is owned by about 2% of our people.