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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: I only once heard Bakúnin’s name invoked as an authority in itself, and that struck me so much that I even now remember…

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I only once heard Bakúnin’s name invoked as an authority in itself, and that struck me so much that I even now remember the spot where the conversation took place and its surroundings.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin recalls a rare instance where Bakúnin's name was invoked as an authority in a discussion.

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