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Moreover it is continuous , it stretches into the future and the past , there is
something in it that persists , as in a living creature . What can the England of
1940 have in common with the England of 1840 ? But then , what have you in
common ...
Moreover it is continuous , it stretches into the future and the past , there is
something in it that persists , as in a living creature . What can the England of
1940 have in common with the England of 1840 ? But then , what have you in
common ...
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One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three - quarters of a
century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class . In the years between
1920 and 1940 it was happening with the speed of a chemical reaction . Yet at
the ...
One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three - quarters of a
century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class . In the years between
1920 and 1940 it was happening with the speed of a chemical reaction . Yet at
the ...
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When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists , like all
others with a vested interest in the past , will be its bitter enemies . Inevitably they
will denounce it as “ Fascism " . Already it is customary among the more soft ...
When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists , like all
others with a vested interest in the past , will be its bitter enemies . Inevitably they
will denounce it as “ Fascism " . Already it is customary among the more soft ...
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