Universal Peace and the School (Document I), item 17
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[Beaumont Hotel letterhead]
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past. The instinct of possession
has given way to the reasonableness
of possession. Colonies today
are independent nations in
alliance with the mother-country
Canada , Australia, New Zealand,
are practically independent.
The fact that they are parts
of the British Empire does not
relieve the poverty of the London
poor. During the Victorian
jubilee, a beggar on the London
streets was heard to say, "I
own Australia, yet am begging
for a crust of bread." How
much richer are you and I
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[Beaumont Hotel letterhead]
16/
part. The instinct of
acqupossessionhas given way to the reasonableness
of possession. Colonies today
are independent nations in
alliance with the mother country
Canada , Australia, New Zealand,
are practically independent
The fact that they are parts
of the British Empire does not
relieve the poverty of the London
poor. During the Victorian
jubilee , a beggar on the London
streets was heard to say "I
own Australia; yet am begging
for a crust of bread." How
much richer are you and I
-
[Beaumont Hotel letterhead]
16/
part. The instinct of
acqupossessionhas given way to the reasonableness
of possession. Colonies today
are independent nations in
alliance with the mother country
Canada , Australia, New Zealand,
are
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Michigan, USA
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Story location Michigan, USA
- ID
- 19507 / 219964
- Contributor
- Hope Elizabeth May
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