The idea of an international union of all trades, and of a struggle against capital with the aid of international support, carried away the most indifferent of the workers.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The idea of an international union of all trades, and of a struggle against capital with the aid of international…”
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Kropotkin describes the growing momentum among workers to unite against capital, showcasing the power of collective action.
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Or, ‘We don’t like the idea of state management of railways, and the present management by private companies is organized robbery.
But in all civilized countries the production, both agricultural and industrial, ought to and easily might be immensely increased so as to secure a reign of plenty for all.
The amount of interest in socialism and all sorts of schemes of reform and reconstruction of society was very great in all layers of society.
Far more important, however, than this outbreak of discontent, was the spirit which prevailed amongst the poorer portion of the working population in the outskirts of London.

