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... public schools which had been designed for just that purpose . England was ruled by an aristocracy con- stantly recruited from parvenus . And con- sidering what energy the self - made men possessed , and considering that they were ...
... public schools which had been designed for just that purpose . England was ruled by an aristocracy con- stantly recruited from parvenus . And con- sidering what energy the self - made men possessed , and considering that they were ...
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... public schools where the duty of dying for your country , if necessary , is laid down as the first and greatest of the Commandments . They had to feel themselves true patriots , even while they plundered their country- men . Clearly ...
... public schools where the duty of dying for your country , if necessary , is laid down as the first and greatest of the Commandments . They had to feel themselves true patriots , even while they plundered their country- men . Clearly ...
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... Schools . But there are certain immediate steps that we could take towards a democratic educational system . We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and 103 THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION.
... Schools . But there are certain immediate steps that we could take towards a democratic educational system . We could start by abolishing the autonomy of the public schools and 103 THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION.
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