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... accept them ( and Dartmoor , and Borstal ) almost as they accept the weather . They are part of ' the law ' , which is assumed to be unalterable . Here one comes upon an all - important English trait : the respect for constitutionalism ...
... accept them ( and Dartmoor , and Borstal ) almost as they accept the weather . They are part of ' the law ' , which is assumed to be unalterable . Here one comes upon an all - important English trait : the respect for constitutionalism ...
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... accept that case ? Are you willing to submit to Hitler's rule ? Do you want to see England con- quered , or don't you ? ' It would be better to be sure on that point before frivolously siding with the enemy . For there is no such thing ...
... accept that case ? Are you willing to submit to Hitler's rule ? Do you want to see England con- quered , or don't you ? ' It would be better to be sure on that point before frivolously siding with the enemy . For there is no such thing ...
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... accept defeat destroys the soul of a nation . This sounds like a piece of claptrap , but it is strictly true . The ... accepted can only be purchased by deliberately wiping out the national culture . The Vichy Government will enjoy a ...
... accept defeat destroys the soul of a nation . This sounds like a piece of claptrap , but it is strictly true . The ... accepted can only be purchased by deliberately wiping out the national culture . The Vichy Government will enjoy a ...
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