Yet no one had the courage to say, frankly and openly, that he was ready to do only that which would not endanger his own dovecote.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Yet no one had the courage to say, frankly and openly, that he was ready to do only that which would not endanger his…”
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He observes the reluctance of individuals to openly commit to actions that might jeopardize their own comfort.
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