It would be accessible to everyone, strong or weak, town bred or country born; it would also have many charms besides.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “It would be accessible to everyone, strong or weak, town bred or country born; it would also have many charms besides.”
Editor's note · Context
Kropotkin believes that the benefits of intensive agriculture would be accessible to all, regardless of background.
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