It would be most desirable that his followers should rely less upon abstract formulæ--easy as they may be as watchwords in political struggles--and try to imitate their teacher in his analysis of concrete economical phenomena.
Kropotkin advises followers to focus on practical analysis rather than abstract political slogans.
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