The Common ProblemConstable, 1969 - 307 pages |
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Page 54
... feel in any way that organised crime and violence are a menace to them , or a threat to the whole basis of communal living . They are unconscious of any menace to society , because they know only ' society ' , which remains unaffected ...
... feel in any way that organised crime and violence are a menace to them , or a threat to the whole basis of communal living . They are unconscious of any menace to society , because they know only ' society ' , which remains unaffected ...
Page 154
... feel passionately that nothing is any use unless we get rid of the ' dual system ' of private and maintained education . I agree with them that this at least reflects social divisions , but not necessarily that it creates them . I also ...
... feel passionately that nothing is any use unless we get rid of the ' dual system ' of private and maintained education . I agree with them that this at least reflects social divisions , but not necessarily that it creates them . I also ...
Page 276
... feel strongly that the politicians should agree on a sensible course of action and then get on with it . At the same time they are sure that a handful of intelligent businessmen would make a better job of it . Yet when the differences ...
... feel strongly that the politicians should agree on a sensible course of action and then get on with it . At the same time they are sure that a handful of intelligent businessmen would make a better job of it . Yet when the differences ...
Contents
Illusion and Disillusion | 1 |
The Apotheosis of Society | 20 |
The Sterility of the General Will | 47 |
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