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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: In his opinion, no professor was too good to teach the very beginnings of a subject to the youngest boys.

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In his opinion, no professor was too good to teach the very beginnings of a subject to the youngest boys.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin shares the belief that even the most skilled professors should teach foundational subjects to young students.

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