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It is easy to see what havoc the factory is thus doing in the villages, and how unsettled is its very existence, based upon the very low wages offered to country girls.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgPetr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “It is easy to see what havoc the factory is thus doing in the villages, and how unsettled is its very existence, based…”
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He critiques the destructive impact of factories on rural communities and the instability they create.
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