Quote#Homeland
Even amongst ourselves — the "civilized" nations — when we leave…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Law and Authority (1886), II.
English (original)
Even amongst ourselves — the "civilized" nations — when we leave large towns, and go into the country, we see that there the mutual relations of the inhabitants are still regulated according to ancient and generally accepted customs, and not according to the written law of the legislators.
— Peter Kropotkin
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