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... society than his fleas are to a dog . By 1920 there were many people who were aware of all this . By 1930 millions were aware of it . But the British ruling class obviously could not admit to themselves that their usefulness was at an ...
... society than his fleas are to a dog . By 1920 there were many people who were aware of all this . By 1930 millions were aware of it . But the British ruling class obviously could not admit to themselves that their usefulness was at an ...
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... Society could not use them , and they had not got it in them to see that devotion to one's country implies ' for better , for worse ' . Both Blimps and highbrows took for granted , as though it were a law of nature , the divorce between ...
... Society could not use them , and they had not got it in them to see that devotion to one's country implies ' for better , for worse ' . Both Blimps and highbrows took for granted , as though it were a law of nature , the divorce between ...
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... society that Hitler will set up and the kind that can arise if he is defeated . If Hitler wins this war he will consolidate his rule over Europe , Africa and the Middle East , and if his armies have not been too greatly exhausted ...
... society that Hitler will set up and the kind that can arise if he is defeated . If Hitler wins this war he will consolidate his rule over Europe , Africa and the Middle East , and if his armies have not been too greatly exhausted ...
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