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Page 56
... whole position of the moneyed class had long ceased to be justifiable . There they sat , at the centre of a vast empire and a world - wide financial network , drawing interest and profits and spending them - on what ? It was fair to say ...
... whole position of the moneyed class had long ceased to be justifiable . There they sat , at the centre of a vast empire and a world - wide financial network , drawing interest and profits and spending them - on what ? It was fair to say ...
Page 105
... whole structure and build again from the bottom , least of all in time of war . Inevitably the majority of industrial concerns will continue with much the same person- nel as before , the one - time owners or managing directors carrying ...
... whole structure and build again from the bottom , least of all in time of war . Inevitably the majority of industrial concerns will continue with much the same person- nel as before , the one - time owners or managing directors carrying ...
Page 106
... whole they are competent , and the amount of work they do depends on the feeling that they are ' their own masters ' . But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land ( probably fifteen acres at the very ...
... whole they are competent , and the amount of work they do depends on the feeling that they are ' their own masters ' . But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land ( probably fifteen acres at the very ...
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