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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: A nation cannot let its land be transformed into hunting reserves at the rate it is being done in this country without…

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A nation cannot let its land be transformed into hunting reserves at the rate it is being done in this country without having to send the best and the most enterprising portion of its population overseas, and without relying for its daily food upon its neighbours and commercial rivals.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin warns against the consequences of transforming land into hunting reserves, which leads to reliance on foreign food sources.

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