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Yes, Teacher! HIS war has taught the world a lot besides geography. Here are a few truths it has taught a few sections of humanity and inhumanity: _ Hitler: That when you scratch a ‘Russian you find a Tartar. That Ger‘man crack troops sometimes do. That ‘the best Axis lie is not as good as the worst Allied truth. That it’s difficult to keep the home-fires burning on hot air alone. That the first surprise is never as surprising as the last. Mussolini: That when two dictators mount the same horse one has to ride near the tail. That a black shirt does show the dirt. That all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can never put’ Musso together again. That Italy is a nation of waiters-but they took the wrong order. That Italy is completely Boched. France: That Vichy France. is "Nobody’s Darlan." That the cry of Free France is "Re-vive la France!" Occupied Nations: That the darkest hour is before the rising. Britain: That Democracy keeps better in cannon balls than in moth-balls.
U.S.A.: That money talks in peace and barks in war. That it’s safe to leave it to Churchvelt. _ Neutrals: That when in neutral it’s wise to keep the engine running. That a neutral is a nation that hasn’t yet been attacked. China: That the invader usually invades himself to death. That China just keeps on burying her troubles. Japan: That the way of the aggressor is hard. That the future tense of Jananese is Jap uneasiness. (Yet to be fully learnt.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 135, 23 January 1942, Page 14
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