The National Review, Volume 71W.H. Allen, 1918 - English literature |
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... dangerous in Governments , as they paralyse foresight and prevent preparation . Hand - to - mouth politicians , whose motto is " Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof , " as one of them once confessed in the House of Commons , can ...
... dangerous in Governments , as they paralyse foresight and prevent preparation . Hand - to - mouth politicians , whose motto is " Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof , " as one of them once confessed in the House of Commons , can ...
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... Danger Duke , has given no sign of its attitude towards this and similar outrages , although the " Sinn Fein Food Director " has announced his intention of putting a stop to all meat exports , especially pigs . It is alleged that ...
... Danger Duke , has given no sign of its attitude towards this and similar outrages , although the " Sinn Fein Food Director " has announced his intention of putting a stop to all meat exports , especially pigs . It is alleged that ...
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... danger of political disagreement may , in a case like this , be even greater than the danger of subsequent misunderstandings between the military chiefs . Supposing that Sir D. Haig had been generalissimo on the Western Front last March ...
... danger of political disagreement may , in a case like this , be even greater than the danger of subsequent misunderstandings between the military chiefs . Supposing that Sir D. Haig had been generalissimo on the Western Front last March ...
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... dangers . It therefore seems to be vital that we should try to realize what we are really fighting for , and whether the real reason is not being camouflaged by rhetoric . << 66 All phrasemakers and all who try to make the world square ...
... dangers . It therefore seems to be vital that we should try to realize what we are really fighting for , and whether the real reason is not being camouflaged by rhetoric . << 66 All phrasemakers and all who try to make the world square ...
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... dangerous fallacy . Let us hope that it is weakening in its hold ; but it cannot too often be pointed out that we are at war with the whole German nation . We ought to have learnt by now that all Germans hate the English with that ...
... dangerous fallacy . Let us hope that it is weakening in its hold ; but it cannot too often be pointed out that we are at war with the whole German nation . We ought to have learnt by now that all Germans hate the English with that ...
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