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... nation of flower - lovers , but also a nation of stamp - collectors , pigeon - fanciers , amateur carpen- ters , coupon - snippers , darts - players , crossword - puzzle fans . All the culture that is most truly native centres round ...
... nation of flower - lovers , but also a nation of stamp - collectors , pigeon - fanciers , amateur carpen- ters , coupon - snippers , darts - players , crossword - puzzle fans . All the culture that is most truly native centres round ...
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... nation keeps itself in its familiar shape . iii I have spoken all the while of " the nation " , " England " , " Britain " , as though 45 million souls could somehow be treated as a unit . But is not Eng- land notoriously two nations ...
... nation keeps itself in its familiar shape . iii I have spoken all the while of " the nation " , " England " , " Britain " , as though 45 million souls could somehow be treated as a unit . But is not Eng- land notoriously two nations ...
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... nations , if not three or four . But at the same time the vast majority of the people feel themselves to be a single nation and are conscious of resembling one another more than they resemble foreigners . Patriotism is usually stronger ...
... nations , if not three or four . But at the same time the vast majority of the people feel themselves to be a single nation and are conscious of resembling one another more than they resemble foreigners . Patriotism is usually stronger ...
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