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... sense of outrage when it is not . Remarks like “ They can't run me in ; I haven't done anything wrong " , or ' They can't do that ; it's against the law " , are part of the atmosphere of England . The professed enemies of society have ...
... sense of outrage when it is not . Remarks like “ They can't run me in ; I haven't done anything wrong " , or ' They can't do that ; it's against the law " , are part of the atmosphere of England . The professed enemies of society have ...
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... sense of the word , a revolution . I have spoken earlier of the soundness and homogeneity of England , the patriotism that runs like a connecting thread through almost all classes . After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could ...
... sense of the word , a revolution . I have spoken earlier of the soundness and homogeneity of England , the patriotism that runs like a connecting thread through almost all classes . After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could ...
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... sense , but to sell in the highest market is a business duty . Right at the end of August 1939 the British dealers were tumbling over one another in their eagerness to sell Germany tin , rubber , copper and shellac - and this in the ...
... sense , but to sell in the highest market is a business duty . Right at the end of August 1939 the British dealers were tumbling over one another in their eagerness to sell Germany tin , rubber , copper and shellac - and this in the ...
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army Blimps bombing planes Britain British ruling class BURMESE DAYS capitalism capitalist Chamberlain civilization coloured common Communists conquered culture CYRIL CONNOLLY danger defeat democracy destroyed disaster enemy England English Genius English Socialist Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting foreign GEORGE ORWELL German gloomy Sundays grasp happen Hitler HOMAGE TO CATALONIA human hypocrisy idea imperial incomes India industry intellectuals intelligentsia Italians kind Labour Party left-wing less living London Martin Secker mean ment MICHAEL FOOT middle class military million modern monied class morale nation Nazi never numbers officers outlook ownership pacifist past patriotism peace political privilege pro-Fascist programme public schools revolution revolutionary rich Rolls-Royce car Russians SEARCHLIGHT BOOK SEBASTIAN HAFFNER simply slums snigger Socialist movement society Spanish Spanish civil war surrender T. C. WORSLEY tion totalitarianism treacherous true turn UNICORN Socialism whole workers