Use the following excerpt from Wealth Of Nations to answer the question below:
"The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it."
Source: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

How does the view expressed in this excerpt compare with communist ideology?

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Explanation:

Communism promotes the ideology that the resources and means of production in a society should not lie in the hands of a few, rather, it should be shared ownership  among all in the society.

The excerpt from "An inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nation", supports this communist ideology. This is why the article frowns against a statesman who seeks to direct private people on how they would utilize their capitals. This excerpt shows that a few people; be it a council or senate, should never be given so much influence on the common resources of people.

Communism proposes that it is through revolution that the bridge between the working class and the capitalist would be closed.