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Page 184
... once the system becomes universal . Its exponents , even if they are able to recognize its deficiencies , see no way of overcoming them except by a further exten- sion of automation and cybernation . Thus a large - scale processing of ...
... once the system becomes universal . Its exponents , even if they are able to recognize its deficiencies , see no way of overcoming them except by a further exten- sion of automation and cybernation . Thus a large - scale processing of ...
Page 241
... once described war as the " health of the State " ; but more than this , it is the body and soul of the megamachine . The extent of the megamachine's activities can be judged by the fact that , once a large war comes to an end , it ...
... once described war as the " health of the State " ; but more than this , it is the body and soul of the megamachine . The extent of the megamachine's activities can be judged by the fact that , once a large war comes to an end , it ...
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... once reserved for the uppermost income groups are now available in quantity at a middle level ; and this process of raising the standard and widening the market might theoretically go on indefinitely until the market system was under ...
... once reserved for the uppermost income groups are now available in quantity at a middle level ; and this process of raising the standard and widening the market might theoretically go on indefinitely until the market system was under ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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