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strictly American sense ( it is certainly true that a large segment of the American middle class have literally everything they want in life , and have given up the teleological struggle for far - off material goals ) .
strictly American sense ( it is certainly true that a large segment of the American middle class have literally everything they want in life , and have given up the teleological struggle for far - off material goals ) .
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It can even be regarded as a natural process like breathing , in which no conscious thought need be given to questions of style or construction . Irving Howe has summed this difference up very well . After stressing that ' the very best ...
It can even be regarded as a natural process like breathing , in which no conscious thought need be given to questions of style or construction . Irving Howe has summed this difference up very well . After stressing that ' the very best ...
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For instance , I do not understand why every child in this country is not given Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain to read ... ( Ibid . ) Sinclair's enthusiasm for the British legends is infectious , and they are ...
For instance , I do not understand why every child in this country is not given Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain to read ... ( Ibid . ) Sinclair's enthusiasm for the British legends is infectious , and they are ...
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Character and Liberalism | 35 |
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