There certainly will come a time when all these people, feeling that they are compromised, will in their own interest take a decisive step.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “There certainly will come a time when all these people, feeling that they are compromised, will in their own interest…”
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Kropotkin reflects on the inevitability of individuals taking decisive actions when they feel compromised.
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