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Page 64
... snigger at every English institution , from horse racing to suet puddings . It is a strange fact , but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ' God save the ...
... snigger at every English institution , from horse racing to suet puddings . It is a strange fact , but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ' God save the ...
Page 65
... snigger , is as out- of - date as the cavalry colonel . A modern nation cannot afford either of them . Patriotism and intelligence will have to come together again . It is the fact that we are fighting a war , and a very peculiar kind ...
... snigger , is as out- of - date as the cavalry colonel . A modern nation cannot afford either of them . Patriotism and intelligence will have to come together again . It is the fact that we are fighting a war , and a very peculiar kind ...
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... sniggering of the intellectuals at patriotism and physical cour- age , the persistent effort to chip away English morale and spread a hedonistic , what - do - I - get - out - of - it attitude to life , has done nothing but harm . It ...
... sniggering of the intellectuals at patriotism and physical cour- age , the persistent effort to chip away English morale and spread a hedonistic , what - do - I - get - out - of - it attitude to life , has done nothing but harm . It ...
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