Émile Zola: When a peasant begins to feel the need for instruction, he usually becomes fiercely calculating.

When a peasant begins to feel the need for instruction, he usually becomes fierc — Émile Zola

When a peasant begins to feel the need for instruction, he usually becomes fiercely calculating.

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