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... defeating Hitler ; on the other hand we cannot defeat Hitler while we remain economically and socially in the nineteenth century . ' Alas ( or ' thank god ' , some might say ) it was all a wild exaggeration of social trends that did ...
... defeating Hitler ; on the other hand we cannot defeat Hitler while we remain economically and socially in the nineteenth century . ' Alas ( or ' thank god ' , some might say ) it was all a wild exaggeration of social trends that did ...
Page 102
... in England who really want to see their country conquered by Germany . If it can be made clear that defeating Hitler means wiping out class privilege , the great mass of middling people , the £ 6 a week to £ 2,000 a year.
... in England who really want to see their country conquered by Germany . If it can be made clear that defeating Hitler means wiping out class privilege , the great mass of middling people , the £ 6 a week to £ 2,000 a year.
Page 121
... Hitler in secure possession of Europe , and with the British Empire intact and British sea- power barely affected ... conquering England indirectly or renewing the attack at some more favourable moment . England cannot possibly be ...
... Hitler in secure possession of Europe , and with the British Empire intact and British sea- power barely affected ... conquering England indirectly or renewing the attack at some more favourable moment . England cannot possibly be ...
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