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THE MAN OF ACTION IN MODERN SOCIETY

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by Air Chief Marshal
Sir Basil Embry
G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
He who considers everything decides nothing
Sir Basil Embry , whose Air Force career marks him as one of the outstanding men -of action of the time, quotes this old Chinese proverb in support of his argument that the prevalent inertia of modern society is proving more destructive than the submarine campaigns of two world wars.

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Sir Basil Embry
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Sir Basil Embry

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