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He knows no leisure; he has no time to live the life of a human being; the commonwealth does not exist for him; his world is his garden, more than his family.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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Kropotkin describes the relentless work ethic of the Paris gardener, who sacrifices personal life for his profession.
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