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We are a nation of flowerlovers , but also a nation of stamp - collectors , pigeon -
fanciers , amateur carpenters , coupon - snippers , darts - players ,
crosswordpuzzle fans . All the culture that is most truly native centres round
things which even ...
We are a nation of flowerlovers , but also a nation of stamp - collectors , pigeon -
fanciers , amateur carpenters , coupon - snippers , darts - players ,
crosswordpuzzle fans . All the culture that is most truly native centres round
things which even ...
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He is a symbol of the strange mixture of reality and illusion , democracy and
privilege , humbug and decency , the subtle network of compromises , by which
the nation keeps itself in its familiar shape . iii I have spoken all the while of " the ...
He is a symbol of the strange mixture of reality and illusion , democracy and
privilege , humbug and decency , the subtle network of compromises , by which
the nation keeps itself in its familiar shape . iii I have spoken all the while of " the ...
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Just because patriotism is all but universal and not even the rich are
uninfluenced by it , there can come moments when the whole nation suddenly
swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
There was such a ...
Just because patriotism is all but universal and not even the rich are
uninfluenced by it , there can come moments when the whole nation suddenly
swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
There was such a ...
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