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For thousands of years in succession to grow one’s food was the burden, almost the curse, of mankind.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgPetr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “For thousands of years in succession to grow one’s food was the burden, almost the curse, of mankind.”
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Kropotkin discusses the historical burden of food production on humanity, framing it as a curse that can be alleviated.
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