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... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is 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 ...
... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is 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 ...
Page 52
... rich and the poor read the same books , and they also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements ...
... rich and the poor read the same books , and they also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements ...
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... rich would not face the necessary taxation , and while the rich are still visibly rich it is not possible to tax the poor very heavily either . Moreover , so long as profit was the main object the manufacturer C 65 SHOPKEEPERS AT WAR.
... rich would not face the necessary taxation , and while the rich are still visibly rich it is not possible to tax the poor very heavily either . Moreover , so long as profit was the main object the manufacturer C 65 SHOPKEEPERS AT WAR.
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