They search, they fall, but they rise again, and find it--and by right, too.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “They search, they fall, but they rise again, and find it--and by right, too.”
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Kropotkin reflects on the resilience of individuals in their pursuit of truth and understanding.
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