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Page 28
... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is 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 ...
... rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is 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 ...
Page 52
... rich and the poor read the same books , and they also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements ...
... rich and the poor read the same books , and they also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements ...
Page 77
... rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not true that public opinion has no power in England . It never makes itself heard ...
... rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly , so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not true that public opinion has no power in England . It never makes itself heard ...
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