The Common ProblemConstable, 1969 - 307 pages |
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... future ? The future is something politicians make pompous speeches about . Even if there is a future , what's it to us ? We won't be there . All right , suppose we ought to try and do something about it , there's nothing we can do , is ...
... future ? The future is something politicians make pompous speeches about . Even if there is a future , what's it to us ? We won't be there . All right , suppose we ought to try and do something about it , there's nothing we can do , is ...
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... future abundance they could not have served the wider purpose of reconciling people to the harshness of the present . After all , we do not feel that future generations are so much more important than our own that any amount of ...
... future abundance they could not have served the wider purpose of reconciling people to the harshness of the present . After all , we do not feel that future generations are so much more important than our own that any amount of ...
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... future . Since very few people have even the remotest idea of what future circumstances are likely to be , the future pattern of the social services is unlikely to be of even academic interest to them . It seems probable that they will ...
... future . Since very few people have even the remotest idea of what future circumstances are likely to be , the future pattern of the social services is unlikely to be of even academic interest to them . It seems probable that they will ...
Contents
Illusion and Disillusion | 1 |
The Apotheosis of Society | 20 |
The Sterility of the General Will | 47 |
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