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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: He feels that even during his imprisonment he remains not quite an inactive part of the stream of human progress which…

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He feels that even during his imprisonment he remains not quite an inactive part of the stream of human progress which spreads and strengthens the ideas which are dear to him.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He feels that even in prison, he is part of the ongoing human progress towards his ideals.

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