Some of his followers felt that he had made a tactical mistake with that statement.
Government property belongs to the state and is subject to the direction of the government.
Common property is not the same as government property. And common property is different from private property. Common property permits of private use, but implies an obligation to the community since the rights of others must be recognized. By its very nature, land is common property and our laws and traditions already go far toward recognizing it as such. This is a fact that has been widely recognized by a surprising number of great thinkers of many cultures.