In western Europe, and probably in America, this type of teacher seems not to be widely spread; but in Russia there is not a man or woman of mark, in literature or in political life, who does not owe the first impulse toward a higher development to his or her teacher of literature.
Kropotkin highlights the significant role of teachers in shaping the lives of influential figures in Russian literature and politics.
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But the monopoly of industrial production could not remain with England for ever.
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