But the real strength of those committees was in the workers, many of whom had formerly belonged to the International and had retained the old spirit.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But the real strength of those committees was in the workers, many of whom had formerly belonged to the International…”
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Kropotkin emphasizes the importance of workers' spirit in resisting monarchist restoration in France.
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