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... privilege , hum- bug 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 nation " , " England " , " Britain " . , as though 45 million souls ...
... privilege , hum- bug 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 nation " , " England " , " Britain " . , as though 45 million souls ...
Page 62
... privilege , especially in educa- tion . These are simply the necessary safe- guards against the reappearance of a class - system . Centralized ownership has very little meaning unless the mass of the people are living roughly upon an ...
... privilege , especially in educa- tion . These are simply the necessary safe- guards against the reappearance of a class - system . Centralized ownership has very little meaning unless the mass of the people are living roughly upon an ...
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... privilege and the rule of the old . It is not primarily a question of change of government . British governments do , broadly speaking , represent the will of the people , and if we alter our structure from below we shall get the govern ...
... privilege and the rule of the old . It is not primarily a question of change of government . British governments do , broadly speaking , represent the will of the people , and if we alter our structure from below we shall get the govern ...
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