But do not the bewitching powers of all studies lie in that they continually open up to us new and unsuspected horizons, not yet understood, which entice us to proceed farther and farther in the penetration of what appears at first sight only in vague outline?
Kropotkin discusses the allure of education and the endless possibilities it presents for discovery and understanding.
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