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... mass of the people are without military knowledge or tradition , and their attitude towards war is invariably defensive . No politician could rise to power by promising them conquests or military ' glory " , no Hymn of Hate has ever ...
... mass of the people are without military knowledge or tradition , and their attitude towards war is invariably defensive . No politician could rise to power by promising them conquests or military ' glory " , no Hymn of Hate has ever ...
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... mass of the people . It toler- ated slums , unemployment and a cowardly foreign policy . Yes , but so did public opinion . It was a stagnant period , and its natural leaders were mediocrities . In spite of the campaigns of a few ...
... mass of the people . It toler- ated slums , unemployment and a cowardly foreign policy . Yes , but so did public opinion . It was a stagnant period , and its natural leaders were mediocrities . In spite of the campaigns of a few ...
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... mass of the people behind it . But one must start by recognizing why it is that English Socialism has failed . In England there is only one Socialist party that has ever seriously mattered , the Labour Party . It has never been able to ...
... mass of the people behind it . But one must start by recognizing why it is that English Socialism has failed . In England there is only one Socialist party that has ever seriously mattered , the Labour Party . It has never been able to ...
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