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... probably the foulest language in the world . They have to satisfy these tastes in the face of astonishing , hypo- critical laws ( licensing laws , lottery acts , etc. , etc. ) which are designed to interfere with everybody but in ...
... probably the foulest language in the world . They have to satisfy these tastes in the face of astonishing , hypo- critical laws ( licensing laws , lottery acts , etc. , etc. ) which are designed to interfere with everybody but in ...
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... probably very small . In the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union Jack . But the famous " insularity " and " xenophobia " of the English is far ...
... probably very small . In the working class patriotism is profound , but it is unconscious . The working man's heart does not leap when he sees a Union Jack . But the famous " insularity " and " xenophobia " of the English is far ...
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... probably leave us more united and less Blimp - ridden than before . Moreover , if England were overrun by foreign troops the English people would know that they had been beaten and would continue the struggle . It is doubtful whether ...
... probably leave us more united and less Blimp - ridden than before . Moreover , if England were overrun by foreign troops the English people would know that they had been beaten and would continue the struggle . It is doubtful whether ...
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