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“The immense and ever increasing sums which the state wrings from the people are never enough for it; it mortgages the income of future generations, and steers resolutely toward bankruptcy.”

Quote by Peter Kropotkin

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Peter Kropotkin

Peter Kropotkin was a Russian zoologist, geographer, and anarchist. Born on December 9, 1842, and died on February 8, 1921. Kropotkin is known for his research on mutualism and his contributions to anarchist theory. more

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