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... look at their methods of town - planning and water- supply , their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance , a spelling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible ...
... look at their methods of town - planning and water- supply , their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance , a spelling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible ...
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... look about you . Where are the rubber truncheons , where is the castor oil ? The sword is still in the scabbard , and while it stays there corruption cannot go beyond a certain point . The English electoral system , for instance , is an ...
... look about you . Where are the rubber truncheons , where is the castor oil ? The sword is still in the scabbard , and while it stays there corruption cannot go beyond a certain point . The English electoral system , for instance , is an ...
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... look abroad for your inspiration , get someone else to do your fighting for you . Underneath it lies the frightful inferiority complex of the English intellectual , the belief that the English are no longer a martial race , no longer ...
... look abroad for your inspiration , get someone else to do your fighting for you . Underneath it lies the frightful inferiority complex of the English intellectual , the belief that the English are no longer a martial race , no longer ...
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