Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... look back on the Poor Law Act of 1834 , as the middle class did look back on the Reform Bill of 1832 , as history's last word in wisdom and beneficence . They were not revolutionary , but , on constitutional lines , they were resolved ...
... look back on the Poor Law Act of 1834 , as the middle class did look back on the Reform Bill of 1832 , as history's last word in wisdom and beneficence . They were not revolutionary , but , on constitutional lines , they were resolved ...
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... look - out for some Frenchmen , who had started with a considerable fleet for an unknown destination . They were afraid , they said , of seeing these Frenchmen make a surprise attack on Egypt , because they knew that the people of Egypt ...
... look - out for some Frenchmen , who had started with a considerable fleet for an unknown destination . They were afraid , they said , of seeing these Frenchmen make a surprise attack on Egypt , because they knew that the people of Egypt ...
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... look at the historical function of the Christian Church in terms of the process of the reproduction of civilizations . Civilization is a species of being which seeks to reproduce itself , and Christianity has had a useful , but a ...
... look at the historical function of the Christian Church in terms of the process of the reproduction of civilizations . Civilization is a species of being which seeks to reproduce itself , and Christianity has had a useful , but a ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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