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... schools which had been designed for just that purpose . England was ruled by an aristocracy constantly recruited from parvenus . And considering what energy the self - made men possessed , and consider- ing that they were buying their ...
... schools which had been designed for just that purpose . England was ruled by an aristocracy constantly recruited from parvenus . And considering what energy the self - made men possessed , and consider- ing that they were buying their ...
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... schools where the duty of dying for your country , if necessary , is laid down as the first and greatest of the Commandments . They had to feel themselves true patriots , even while they plundered their countrymen . Clearly there was ...
... schools where the duty of dying for your country , if necessary , is laid down as the first and greatest of the Commandments . They had to feel themselves true patriots , even while they plundered their countrymen . Clearly there was ...
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... Schools . But there are certain immediate steps that we could take towards a democratic educational system . We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and the older universities and flooding them with State - aided ...
... Schools . But there are certain immediate steps that we could take towards a democratic educational system . We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and the older universities and flooding them with State - aided ...
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