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... nation or , in another way of putting it , of nationalism itself . The state is that thing which brings together the ideas and ideals that form the basis of nationalism . In this sense nationalism and the notion of the state cannot be ...
... nation or , in another way of putting it , of nationalism itself . The state is that thing which brings together the ideas and ideals that form the basis of nationalism . In this sense nationalism and the notion of the state cannot be ...
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... nation of liars " ( 15 ) . We lie constantly , we support a culture of lying , and we tend to admire liars with sufficient flair and dramatic punch . Tom Sawyer , bamboozling his friends into whitewashing a fence , is a quintessentially ...
... nation of liars " ( 15 ) . We lie constantly , we support a culture of lying , and we tend to admire liars with sufficient flair and dramatic punch . Tom Sawyer , bamboozling his friends into whitewashing a fence , is a quintessentially ...
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... nation of liars - and , correlatively , of credulous believers in lies - is not wholly original , but it is always interesting and , I think , clearly valid . Though probably no nation is distinguished by a truly scrupulous regard for ...
... nation of liars - and , correlatively , of credulous believers in lies - is not wholly original , but it is always interesting and , I think , clearly valid . Though probably no nation is distinguished by a truly scrupulous regard for ...
Contents
Gary Westfahl The Popular Tradition of Science Fiction | 187 |
Hassler The Academic Pioneers of Science Fiction | 213 |
OTHER ARTICLES | 284 |
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