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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Even amidst the weavers of France or Moscow, who have to reckon with the competition of the factory, relative well-being…”

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Even amidst the weavers of France or Moscow, who have to reckon with the competition of the factory, relative well-being prevails so long as they are not compelled to part with the soil.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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This statement indicates that weavers maintain relative well-being as long as they retain access to land.

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