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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: He discarded the conventional forms of society talk, and expressed his opinions in a blunt and terse way, even with a…

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He discarded the conventional forms of society talk, and expressed his opinions in a blunt and terse way, even with a certain affectation of outward roughness.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin describes the blunt communication style of the Nihilists, emphasizing their rejection of societal norms.

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