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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 take into account its emotional unity , the tendency of nearly all its
...
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 take into account its emotional unity , the tendency of nearly all its
...
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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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... useless except for opening tins . It is worth noticing that the navy and , latterly ,
the Air Force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the
navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit
.
... useless except for opening tins . It is worth noticing that the navy and , latterly ,
the Air Force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the
navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit
.
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