But what is the use of talking to this peasant about American machines, when he has barely enough bread to live upon from one crop to the next; when the rent which he has to pay for that boulder clay grows heavier and heavier in proportion to his success in improving the soil?
Kropotkin critiques the impracticality of discussing advanced farming techniques with impoverished peasants struggling to survive.
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