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... British ruling class obviously could not admit to themselves that their usefulness was at an end . Had they done that they would have had to abdicate . For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the ...
... British ruling class obviously could not admit to themselves that their usefulness was at an end . Had they done that they would have had to abdicate . For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the ...
Page 40
... ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough . Their own people manifestly tolerated them . How- ever unjustly England might be organized ...
... ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough . Their own people manifestly tolerated them . How- ever unjustly England might be organized ...
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... class might seem less pleasant to him . There is reason to think that even military espionage is hope- lessly hampered by ignorance of the new economic doctrines and the ramifications of the underground parties . " " The British ruling ...
... class might seem less pleasant to him . There is reason to think that even military espionage is hope- lessly hampered by ignorance of the new economic doctrines and the ramifications of the underground parties . " " The British ruling ...
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