As to the honest longing for more technical education--surely let us all have as much of it as possible: it will be a boon for humanity; for humanity, of course--not for a single nation, because knowledge cannot be cultivated for home use only.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “As to the honest longing for more technical education--surely let us all have as much of it as possible: it will be a…”
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Kropotkin advocates for universal technical education as a benefit for humanity, not just individual nations.
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