“In Britain [between the world wars], many concluded that the wrong people . . . were giving birth at a rate that threatened to engulf society in a wave of mediocrity.” [1]
Phew! Thank goodness that didn’t happen!
[1] Matthew Price, “The end was nigh”, review of The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars, by Richard Overy, The National, 20th August 2009.
1 comment:
Absolutely not! I was born between the wars (just) and there's nothing mediocre about me. Definitely third-rate according to my teachers.
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