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... officers of the British army , in peace time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade - step of its army . A military parade is really a kind ...
... officers of the British army , in peace time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade - step of its army . A military parade is really a kind ...
Page 99
... officers , farmers , white - collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which menaced their livelihood , or as something seditious , alien , ' anti - British ' as ...
... officers , farmers , white - collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which menaced their livelihood , or as something seditious , alien , ' anti - British ' as ...
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... officers will be a very great difficulty . But without those airmen , destroyer commanders , etc. etc. we could not survive for a week . The only approach to them is through their patriotism . An intelligent Socialist movement will use ...
... officers will be a very great difficulty . But without those airmen , destroyer commanders , etc. etc. we could not survive for a week . The only approach to them is through their patriotism . An intelligent Socialist movement will use ...
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