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Page 62
... incomes ( it need be no more than approxi- mate ) , political democracy , and abolition of all hereditary privilege , especially in educa- tion . These are simply the necessary safe- guards against the reappearance of a class - system ...
... incomes ( it need be no more than approxi- mate ) , political democracy , and abolition of all hereditary privilege , especially in educa- tion . These are simply the necessary safe- guards against the reappearance of a class - system ...
Page 74
... incomes can hold positions of command . Even the rationing system is so arranged that it hits the poor all the time , while people with over £ 2000 a year are practically unaffected by it . Everywhere privilege is squandering good will ...
... incomes can hold positions of command . Even the rationing system is so arranged that it hits the poor all the time , while people with over £ 2000 a year are practically unaffected by it . Everywhere privilege is squandering good will ...
Page 99
... incomes , on such a scale that the highest tax - free income in Britain does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one . III . Reform of the educational system along democratic lines . IV . Immediate Dominion status for India , with ...
... incomes , on such a scale that the highest tax - free income in Britain does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one . III . Reform of the educational system along democratic lines . IV . Immediate Dominion status for India , with ...
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