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... a money bribe, is one of the symbolic figures of England. He is a symbol of the
strange mixture or reality and illusion, democracy and privilege, humbug and
decency, the subtle network of compromises, StO THE LION AND THE UNICORN
.
... a money bribe, is one of the symbolic figures of England. He is a symbol of the
strange mixture or reality and illusion, democracy and privilege, humbug and
decency, the subtle network of compromises, StO THE LION AND THE UNICORN
.
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No, not even a reader of the Daily Telegraph could quite swallow that. England is
the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege
, ruled largely by the old and silly. But in any calculation about it one has got to ...
No, not even a reader of the Daily Telegraph could quite swallow that. England is
the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege
, ruled largely by the old and silly. But in any calculation about it one has got to ...
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What is wanted is a conscious open revolt by ordinary people against inefficiency
, class privilege and the rule of the old. It is not primarily a question of change of
government. British governments do, broadly speaking, represent the will of the ...
What is wanted is a conscious open revolt by ordinary people against inefficiency
, class privilege and the rule of the old. It is not primarily a question of change of
government. British governments do, broadly speaking, represent the will of the ...
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