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... hypocrisy – their double - faced attitude towards the Empire , for instance - is bound up with this . Also , in moments of supreme crisis the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct , really a code of ...
... hypocrisy – their double - faced attitude towards the Empire , for instance - is bound up with this . Also , in moments of supreme crisis the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct , really a code of ...
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... hypocrisy , their extreme gentleness , their deeply moral attitude to life , are all mirrored there . The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on ...
... hypocrisy , their extreme gentleness , their deeply moral attitude to life , are all mirrored there . The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on ...
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... hypocrisy is a powerful safeguard . The hanging judge , that evil old man in scarlet robe and horse - hair wig , whom nothing short of dynamite will ever teach what century he is living in , but who will at any rate interpret the law ...
... hypocrisy is a powerful safeguard . The hanging judge , that evil old man in scarlet robe and horse - hair wig , whom nothing short of dynamite will ever teach what century he is living in , but who will at any rate interpret the law ...
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