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Part One: Robert Baden-Powell: Founder Of The Boy Scouts

Behind the Bastards

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The Power of Rub Downs

Baden Powell was a leader in the Boy Scout movement. He took his strong feelings during this week as a sign that his new calling was to mentor boys. His widow would later tell an interviewer that though he'd spoken at many youth groups since his return from the war, quote, this was different. The Sinister theory is best summarized by this passage from an Irish Times article: For him, the Boy Scout Movement was an unarmed paramilitary expression of the Empire.

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