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... landed gentry , and the Nonconformist sects only influenced minor- ities . And yet they have retained a deep tinge of Christian feeling , while almost for- getting the name of Christ . The power- worship which 16 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... landed gentry , and the Nonconformist sects only influenced minor- ities . And yet they have retained a deep tinge of Christian feeling , while almost for- getting the name of Christ . The power- worship which 16 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
Page 28
... Englishman of working - class origin considers it effeminate to pronounce a foreign word correctly . During the war of 1914-18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent 28 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... Englishman of working - class origin considers it effeminate to pronounce a foreign word correctly . During the war of 1914-18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent 28 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
Page 118
... , 1940 , that as a result of the war , " democracy is finished " . By " democracy " , of course , he meant private capitalism . lies between the kind of collective society that Hitler will 118 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... , 1940 , that as a result of the war , " democracy is finished " . By " democracy " , of course , he meant private capitalism . lies between the kind of collective society that Hitler will 118 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
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