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First of all, the people of the Isles know but little of the tax-collector.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgPetr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “First of all, the people of the Isles know but little of the tax-collector.”
Editor's note · Context
Kropotkin notes the minimal presence of tax collectors in the Isles, suggesting a different relationship with taxation.
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