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... totalitarianism never take account of this fact . All such arguments boil down to saying that half a loaf is the same as no bread . In England such concepts as justice , liberty and objective truth are still believed in . They may be ...
... totalitarianism never take account of this fact . All such arguments boil down to saying that half a loaf is the same as no bread . In England such concepts as justice , liberty and objective truth are still believed in . They may be ...
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... totalitarianism is in deadly danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still ...
... totalitarianism is in deadly danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still ...
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... totalitarian- ism . There is not much freedom of speech in England ; therefore there is no more than exists in Germany . To be on the dole is a horrible ex- perience ; therefore it is no worse to be in the torture - chambers of the ...
... totalitarian- ism . There is not much freedom of speech in England ; therefore there is no more than exists in Germany . To be on the dole is a horrible ex- perience ; therefore it is no worse to be in the torture - chambers of the ...
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