Far more important, however, than this outbreak of discontent, was the spirit which prevailed amongst the poorer portion of the working population in the outskirts of London.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Far more important, however, than this outbreak of discontent, was the spirit which prevailed amongst the poorer portion…”
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Kropotkin notes the prevailing spirit of discontent among the poorer working population in London.
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