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... face . Its ugliness is part of its essence , for what it is saying is " Yes , I am ugly , and you daren't laugh at me " , like the bully who makes faces at his victim . Why is the goose- step not used in England ? There are , heaven ...
... face . Its ugliness is part of its essence , for what it is saying is " Yes , I am ugly , and you daren't laugh at me " , like the bully who makes faces at his victim . Why is the goose- step not used in England ? There are , heaven ...
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... face a change in their way of life , had shut their eyes to the nature of Fascism and modern war . And false optimism was fed to the the general public by the gutter press , which lives on its advertisements and is therefore interested ...
... face a change in their way of life , had shut their eyes to the nature of Fascism and modern war . And false optimism was fed to the the general public by the gutter press , which lives on its advertisements and is therefore interested ...
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... faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of stockbrokers . Socialism ? Ha ! ha ha ! Where's the money to come from ? Ha ... face . For the first time in their lives the comfortable were uncomfortable , the professional optimists had to ...
... faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of stockbrokers . Socialism ? Ha ! ha ha ! Where's the money to come from ? Ha ... face . For the first time in their lives the comfortable were uncomfortable , the professional optimists had to ...
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