The sentence which was put in the statutes of the International Association: ‘The emancipation of the workers must be accomplished by the workers themselves,’ had met with general sympathy and had taken root in minds.
Kropotkin highlights the principle that workers must achieve their own emancipation, which resonated widely.
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