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... Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift un- animous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In a divided nation that would have been exactly the moment for a big peace movement to arise ...
... Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift un- animous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In a divided nation that would have been exactly the moment for a big peace movement to arise ...
Page 79
... danger that some of the older schools , which will be able to weather the financial storm longest , will survive in some form or another as festering centres of snobbery . As for the 10,000 " private " schools that England possesses ...
... danger that some of the older schools , which will be able to weather the financial storm longest , will survive in some form or another as festering centres of snobbery . As for the 10,000 " private " schools that England possesses ...
Page 91
... danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still , the idea is there , and it ...
... danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still , the idea is there , and it ...
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