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... Italians can do nothing without making a deafening noise , the Chinese are addicted to gambling . Obviously such things don't matter in themselves . Nevertheless , nothing is causeless , and even the fact that English- men have bad ...
... Italians can do nothing without making a deafening noise , the Chinese are addicted to gambling . Obviously such things don't matter in themselves . Nevertheless , nothing is causeless , and even the fact that English- men have bad ...
Page 18
... Italians adopted the goose - step at about the time when Italy passed definitely under German control , and , as one would expect , they do it less well than the Germans . The Vichy govern- ment , if it survives , is bound to introduce ...
... Italians adopted the goose - step at about the time when Italy passed definitely under German control , and , as one would expect , they do it less well than the Germans . The Vichy govern- ment , if it survives , is bound to introduce ...
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... Italians would be capable of administering India even at the low level of efficiency that is attained by the British . They do not possess the necessary supplies of tech- nical experts or the knowledge of languages and local conditions ...
... Italians would be capable of administering India even at the low level of efficiency that is attained by the British . They do not possess the necessary supplies of tech- nical experts or the knowledge of languages and local conditions ...
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