Poland will never lose her national character, it is too strongly developed; she has, and will have, her own literature, her own art and industry.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Poland will never lose her national character, it is too strongly developed; she has, and will have, her own literature…”
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Kropotkin emphasizes the enduring national identity of Poland despite external pressures.
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