Cecil RhodesD. Appleton, 1933 - 179 страници |
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... scarcely a Christian ( he had ' concluded on a fifty per cent . chance that there was a God ' ) ; in thought and politics he had none of the restraint of the true Conserva- tive ; in economics he was a thorough - going capitalist ...
... scarcely a Christian ( he had ' concluded on a fifty per cent . chance that there was a God ' ) ; in thought and politics he had none of the restraint of the true Conserva- tive ; in economics he was a thorough - going capitalist ...
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... scarcely a limit to his wealth and power . It is a disturbing thought , because history does not encourage the idea that human beings are par- ticularly fitted to be autocrats ; it is also a re- flection on the haphazard economic system ...
... scarcely a limit to his wealth and power . It is a disturbing thought , because history does not encourage the idea that human beings are par- ticularly fitted to be autocrats ; it is also a re- flection on the haphazard economic system ...
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... scarcely to be mentioned by name and referred to ( so it is said ) as ' that murderer . ' It would be very convenient for the biographer if Kruger could be made to play the rôle of hero against Rhodes as villain , or vice versa , but we ...
... scarcely to be mentioned by name and referred to ( so it is said ) as ' that murderer . ' It would be very convenient for the biographer if Kruger could be made to play the rôle of hero against Rhodes as villain , or vice versa , but we ...
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