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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: There is, in mankind, a nucleus of social habits, an inheritance from the past, not yet duly appreciated, which is not…

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There is, in mankind, a nucleus of social habits, an inheritance from the past, not yet duly appreciated, which is not maintained by coercion and is superior to coercion.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin highlights the existence of inherent social habits in humanity that do not rely on coercion.

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