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... Empire . In the working class this hypocrisy takes the form of not knowing that the Empire exists . But their dislike of standing armies is a perfectly sound instinct . A navy employs comparatively few people , and it is an external ...
... Empire . In the working class this hypocrisy takes the form of not knowing that the Empire exists . But their dislike of standing armies is a perfectly sound instinct . A navy employs comparatively few people , and it is an external ...
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... Empire . By 1920 nearly every inch of the colonial empire was in the grip of Whitehall . Well- meaning , over - civilized men , in dark suits and black felt hats , with neatly - rolled umbrellas crooked over the left forearm , were ...
... Empire . By 1920 nearly every inch of the colonial empire was in the grip of Whitehall . Well- meaning , over - civilized men , in dark suits and black felt hats , with neatly - rolled umbrellas crooked over the left forearm , were ...
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... Empire had ceased to appeal . Few able men went east of Suez if there was any way of avoiding it . But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteen- thirties ...
... Empire had ceased to appeal . Few able men went east of Suez if there was any way of avoiding it . But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteen- thirties ...
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