Kenneth Minogue (1930-2013) The Liberal Mind (1963)
Chapter Two: The Anatomy of Liberalism
V.: The structure of generic man
...These situations support the view that society is natural, and the idea finds a general expression in the Marxian notion that production (with its implications of co-operation and solidarity in pursuit of some common good) creates society, and consumption (with its implications of selfish demands and possessive acquisition) creates the State.