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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But there is also the time-saving celerity of the well-trained worker, and this is surely achieved best by the kind of…”

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But there is also the time-saving celerity of the well-trained worker, and this is surely achieved best by the kind of education which we advocate.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He contrasts the efficiency of well-trained workers with the detrimental effects of factory speed demands, promoting a better educational approach.

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