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Our elder brothers did not want our socialistic aspirations, and we could not part with them.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgOur elder brothers did not want our socialistic aspirations, and we could not part with them.
Kropotkin discusses the disconnect between the older and younger generations regarding socialist ideals.
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