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The peasant much too easily submits to force, but he does not worship it.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgPetr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The peasant much too easily submits to force, but he does not worship it.”
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Kropotkin observes that while peasants may submit to authority, they do not idolize it.
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