The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness.

Nancy Mitford

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Unfairness of life

Author

Nancy Mitford

Source

The Pursuit of Love

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

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Mitford, Nancy. The Pursuit of Love. Hamish Hamilton, 1945, ch. 1.

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Robert H. Jackson

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Bill of Rights Constitutional theory

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Robert H. Jackson
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
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English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. United States Reports, vol. 319, 14 June 1943, pp. 624-671. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/.

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William L. Laurence

The New York Times

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William L. Laurence
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The New York Times
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1945 1940s 20th century
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