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After 1832 the old landowning aristocracy steadily lost power , but instead of
disappearing or becoming a fossil they simply intermarried with the merchants ,
manufacturers and financiers who had replaced them , and soon turned them into
...
After 1832 the old landowning aristocracy steadily lost power , but instead of
disappearing or becoming a fossil they simply intermarried with the merchants ,
manufacturers and financiers who had replaced them , and soon turned them into
...
Page 79
We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and the older
universities and fooding them with State - aided pupils chosen simply on grounds
of ability . At present , public - school education is partly a training in class ...
We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and the older
universities and fooding them with State - aided pupils chosen simply on grounds
of ability . At present , public - school education is partly a training in class ...
Page 91
On the other hand , if we are defeated we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
But more is involved than the fate of the coloured peoples . Two incompatible
visions ...
On the other hand , if we are defeated we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
But more is involved than the fate of the coloured peoples . Two incompatible
visions ...
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