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... probably very small . In the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union Jack . But the famous insularity and " xenophobia " of the English is far stronger in ...
... probably very small . In the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union Jack . But the famous insularity and " xenophobia " of the English is far stronger in ...
Page 52
... probably free education of a kind . Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it has nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers , and the habit of reading has become enormously ...
... probably free education of a kind . Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it has nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers , and the habit of reading has become enormously ...
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... ( probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of the State , the common people will feel , as they ...
... ( probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of the State , the common people will feel , as they ...
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