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... enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the boasting and flag - wagging , the “ Rule Britannia " stuff , is done by small minorities . The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious . They do ...
... enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the boasting and flag - wagging , the “ Rule Britannia " stuff , is done by small minorities . The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious . They do ...
Page 27
... enemy and clamouring for surrender are being sold on the street , almost without interference . And this is less from a respect for freedom of speech than from a simple perception that these things don't matter . It is safe to let a ...
... enemy and clamouring for surrender are being sold on the street , almost without interference . And this is less from a respect for freedom of speech than from a simple perception that these things don't matter . It is safe to let a ...
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... enemy they are fighting . Nothing was more desolating at the beginning of this war than the way in which the whole of the older generation conspired to pretend that it was the war of 1914-18 over again . All the old duds were back on ...
... enemy they are fighting . Nothing was more desolating at the beginning of this war than the way in which the whole of the older generation conspired to pretend that it was the war of 1914-18 over again . All the old duds were back on ...
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