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The social structure of the American capital is that of a mansion whose vestibule is spacious and easy of access , but whose inner sanctums are closely guarded ; and it is when he reaches these pen- etralia that the European visitor be- ...
The social structure of the American capital is that of a mansion whose vestibule is spacious and easy of access , but whose inner sanctums are closely guarded ; and it is when he reaches these pen- etralia that the European visitor be- ...
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And Washington has another claim upon the gratitude of America . Mr. Henry James , in The American Scene , has unerringly noted that , as social factors , men count for far more in the national capital ...
And Washington has another claim upon the gratitude of America . Mr. Henry James , in The American Scene , has unerringly noted that , as social factors , men count for far more in the national capital ...
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... at birth to the offspring of a university profes- We do not sor or a bank - director . know that the innate physical and in : tellectual qualities of the newly - born infant bear any relation to the social standing of his parents .
... at birth to the offspring of a university profes- We do not sor or a bank - director . know that the innate physical and in : tellectual qualities of the newly - born infant bear any relation to the social standing of his parents .
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