The structure of the society which we longed for was thus worked out, in theory and practice, from beneath, and the Jura Federation took a large part in that elaboration of the anarchist ideal.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The structure of the society which we longed for was thus worked out, in theory and practice, from beneath, and the Jura…”
Editor's note · Context
Kropotkin notes that the desired societal structure was developed from grassroots efforts, particularly through the Jura Federation.
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