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Page 44
... wrong thing . They are not wicked , or not altogether wicked ; they are merely unteachable . Only when their money and power are gone will the younger among them begin to grasp what century they are living in . V The stagnation of the ...
... wrong thing . They are not wicked , or not altogether wicked ; they are merely unteachable . Only when their money and power are gone will the younger among them begin to grasp what century they are living in . V The stagnation of the ...
Page 69
... wrong side of its face . For the first time in their lives the comfortable were uncomfortable , the pro- fessional optimists had to admit that there was something wrong . It was a great step forward . From that time onwards the ghastly ...
... wrong side of its face . For the first time in their lives the comfortable were uncomfortable , the pro- fessional optimists had to admit that there was something wrong . It was a great step forward . From that time onwards the ghastly ...
Page 72
... wrong thing . Until the Churchill government called some sort of halt to the process , they have done the wrong thing with an unerring instinct ever since 1931. They helped Franco to overthrow the Spanish govern- ment , although anyone ...
... wrong thing . Until the Churchill government called some sort of halt to the process , they have done the wrong thing with an unerring instinct ever since 1931. They helped Franco to overthrow the Spanish govern- ment , although anyone ...
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