The narrow conception of life which consisted in thinking that profits are the only leading motive of human society, and the stubborn view which supposes that what has existed yesterday would last for ever, proved in disaccordance with the tendencies of human life; and life took another direction.
Kropotkin critiques the narrow view of profit-driven motives in society, emphasizing the need for a broader understanding of human life.
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