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To begin with, if man, since his origin, has always lived in…

Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal (1896).

English (original)

To begin with, if man, since his origin, has always lived in societies, the State is but one of the forms of social life, quite recent as far as regards European societies.

— Peter Kropotkin

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