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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: We felt, therefore, the necessity of a political struggle against this terrible power, which was crushing the best…

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We felt, therefore, the necessity of a political struggle against this terrible power, which was crushing the best intellectual forces of the nation.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin emphasizes the urgent need for political resistance against oppressive powers.

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