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Page 124
... political theory . Most of what passes for political ' theory ' is but the rationalisation of men's interests , prejudices or illusions . It does not conduce to the happiness of nations , but on the contrary does a great deal of harm ...
... political theory . Most of what passes for political ' theory ' is but the rationalisation of men's interests , prejudices or illusions . It does not conduce to the happiness of nations , but on the contrary does a great deal of harm ...
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... political propaganda in our time , Adolf Hitler , early grasped the fatal significance of this : tell a man a small lie and he may not believe you ; tell the idiot people a big enough lie and there is nothing they will not believe ( the ...
... political propaganda in our time , Adolf Hitler , early grasped the fatal significance of this : tell a man a small lie and he may not believe you ; tell the idiot people a big enough lie and there is nothing they will not believe ( the ...
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... political tracts . So much of Paradise Lost is political , as one should expect from the cast of his thought , his feverish interest in politics ; it shows the unity of his mind , the consis- tency of all his work . The historian ...
... political tracts . So much of Paradise Lost is political , as one should expect from the cast of his thought , his feverish interest in politics ; it shows the unity of his mind , the consis- tency of all his work . The historian ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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