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Educated men — "civilized," as Fourier used to say with disdain —…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal (1896), Here Kropotkin seems to be referring to the French philosopher Charles Fourier, and not the French scientist Joseph Fourier..
English (original)
Educated men — "civilized," as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or gaolers.
— Peter Kropotkin
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