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Thousands of inventors, known and unknown, who have died in poverty,…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Conquest of Bread (1892), Ch. 1 : Our Riches, p. 57.
English (original)
Thousands of inventors, known and unknown, who have died in poverty, have co-operated in the invention of each of these machines which embody the genius of men.
— Peter Kropotkin
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