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The Eye-Opening Truth About Western Civilisation - Marc Sidwell
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The Church and the Roman Empire
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The West is a complex and dangerous thing. We shouldn't imagine it's perfect or it's wonderful. But out of it you get these things that just didn't happen elsewhere. Parliaments are a very good way to legitimately raise more money from the nation in order to go fight the wars. Gunpowder comes from China. Doesn't really develop in the same way there as it does in Europe. It's because Europe is fighting amongst itself that there has to be a kind of arms race there with the new technology. I can't remember in my education being taught about the magna carta or why it was so important to our nation. This is something that I think is central to
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