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Page 49
... better , for worse " . Both Blimps and highbrows took for granted , as though it were a law of nature , the divorce between patriotism and intelligence . If you were a patriot you read Blackwood's Magazine and publicly thanked God that ...
... better , for worse " . Both Blimps and highbrows took for granted , as though it were a law of nature , the divorce between patriotism and intelligence . If you were a patriot you read Blackwood's Magazine and publicly thanked God that ...
Page 77
... better life is ahead for themselves and their children . The one sure earnest of that is that when they are taxed and overworked they shall see that the rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better ...
... better life is ahead for themselves and their children . The one sure earnest of that is that when they are taxed and overworked they shall see that the rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better ...
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... better to consider what the world would really be like if the English- speaking culture perished . For it is childish to suppose that the other English - speaking countries , even the U.S.A. , will be unaffected if Britain is conquered ...
... better to consider what the world would really be like if the English- speaking culture perished . For it is childish to suppose that the other English - speaking countries , even the U.S.A. , will be unaffected if Britain is conquered ...
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