Always to be straightforward towards them, and never to deceive them--not even in the most trifling matters--not even for scientific purposes--was his ethics.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Always to be straightforward towards them, and never to deceive them--not even in the most trifling matters--not even…”
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Kropotkin emphasizes the importance of honesty in scientific interactions with indigenous peoples.
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