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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “I should have gone in a direction which was not the one dictated by my own nature, and I should not have found in it the…”

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I should have gone in a direction which was not the one dictated by my own nature, and I should not have found in it the personal happiness which I have found in other paths.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He emphasizes the importance of following one's true nature to find personal happiness.

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