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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: We acted, in fact, in accordance with the old saying that freedom remains still the wisest cure for freedom’s temporary…

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We acted, in fact, in accordance with the old saying that freedom remains still the wisest cure for freedom’s temporary inconveniences.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin asserts that freedom is the best solution for temporary issues related to freedom itself.

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