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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “She had no need to embellish the workers and the peasants with imaginary virtues in order to love them and to work for…”

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She had no need to embellish the workers and the peasants with imaginary virtues in order to love them and to work for them.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin emphasizes the importance of authenticity in loving and working for the working class.

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