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... position of power . Another marked characteristic is the emotional shal- lowness of people who live in a world of ideas and have little contact with physical reality . Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935 ...
... position of power . Another marked characteristic is the emotional shal- lowness of people who live in a world of ideas and have little contact with physical reality . Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935 ...
Page 71
... remains what it is . Inevitably , because of their position and upbringing , the ruling class are fighting for their own privileges , which cannot possibly be reconciled with the public interest . 71 SHOPKEEPERS AT WAR.
... remains what it is . Inevitably , because of their position and upbringing , the ruling class are fighting for their own privileges , which cannot possibly be reconciled with the public interest . 71 SHOPKEEPERS AT WAR.
Page 95
... position as hangers - on of the dividend - drawers . Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism ... positions of control , wipe out the grosser injustices and let the working class see that they have something to fight ...
... position as hangers - on of the dividend - drawers . Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism ... positions of control , wipe out the grosser injustices and let the working class see that they have something to fight ...
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