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... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type is probably very small . In * the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union at Jack . But the famous ' insularity ' and ...
... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type is probably very small . In * the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union at Jack . But the famous ' insularity ' and ...
Page 77
... rich would not face the necessary taxation , and while the rich are still visibly rich it is not possible to tax the poor very heavily either . Moreover , so long as profit was the main object the manufacturer had no incentive to change ...
... rich would not face the necessary taxation , and while the rich are still visibly rich it is not possible to tax the poor very heavily either . Moreover , so long as profit was the main object the manufacturer had no incentive to change ...
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... rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not true that public opinion has no power in England . It never makes itself heard ...
... rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not true that public opinion has no power in England . It never makes itself heard ...
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