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"Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small E..." — John Boyd Orr

Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small European country was a hundred years ago.
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr Politician • Scottish
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The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion.
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