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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But the parents either stupidly paralyse that passion, or do not know how to utilise it.”

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But the parents either stupidly paralyse that passion, or do not know how to utilise it.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He criticizes parents for stifling their children's natural curiosity and creativity regarding manual work.

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