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Page 58
... force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the navy is only partially , and the air , force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods ...
... force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the navy is only partially , and the air , force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods ...
Page 64
... forces . Given the stagnation of the Empire the military middle class must have decayed in any case , but the spread of a shallow Leftism hastened the process . It is clear that the special position of the English intellec- tuals during ...
... forces . Given the stagnation of the Empire the military middle class must have decayed in any case , but the spread of a shallow Leftism hastened the process . It is clear that the special position of the English intellec- tuals during ...
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... forces are not consciously acting to- gether , and they operate in different ways . The Communists must certainly be regarded as pro - Hitler , and are bound to remain so unless Russian policy changes , but they have not very much ...
... forces are not consciously acting to- gether , and they operate in different ways . The Communists must certainly be regarded as pro - Hitler , and are bound to remain so unless Russian policy changes , but they have not very much ...
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