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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: As for the socialist agitation, he understood it when it is conducted by means of public meetings--not as the secret…

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As for the socialist agitation, he understood it when it is conducted by means of public meetings--not as the secret, minute work of personal propaganda which we were carrying on.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin contrasts different methods of socialist agitation, advocating for public engagement over secretive propaganda.

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