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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Altogether, the worker is much more at the mercy of the dealer or the employer, and the employer is at the mercy of the…”

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Altogether, the worker is much more at the mercy of the dealer or the employer, and the employer is at the mercy of the wholesale dealer.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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This quote illustrates the power dynamics between workers, employers, and dealers in the labor market.

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