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THE STORY OF MANKIND

reasonable and sensible society of human beings. The Great War was the "growing-pain" of this new world.

THE SPREAD OF THE IMPERIAL IDEA

For a long time to come people will write mighty books to prove that this or that or the other person brought about the war. The Socialists will publish volumes in which they will ac-