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... privilege , especially in education . These are simply the necessary safeguards against the reappearance of a class - system . Centralized ownership has very little meaning unless the mass of the people are living roughly upon an equal ...
... privilege , especially in education . These are simply the necessary safeguards against the reappearance of a class - system . Centralized ownership has very little meaning unless the mass of the people are living roughly upon an equal ...
Page 85
... privilege and the rule of the old . It is not primarily a question of change of government . British governments do , broadly speaking , represent the will of the people , and if we alter our structure from below we shall get the ...
... privilege and the rule of the old . It is not primarily a question of change of government . British governments do , broadly speaking , represent the will of the people , and if we alter our structure from below we shall get the ...
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... privilege , will surrender them fast enough when their country is in danger . War is the greatest of all agents of change . It speeds up all processes , wipes out minor distinc- tions , bring realities to the surface . Above all , war ...
... privilege , will surrender them fast enough when their country is in danger . War is the greatest of all agents of change . It speeds up all processes , wipes out minor distinc- tions , bring realities to the surface . Above all , war ...
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