We thus see that the over-population fallacy does not stand the very first attempt at submitting it to a closer examination.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “We thus see that the over-population fallacy does not stand the very first attempt at submitting it to a closer…”
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Kropotkin critiques the misconception of overpopulation by advocating for a more nuanced understanding of human contribution.
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