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a socialist, and ^[[Austen]] [[double red underlined]] Clarke [[/double red underlined]] biologist 
^[[(birds)]], of the National Museum, who has traveled all over the world in deep sea dredging with the "Albatross. An animated discussion when subject came to [[red underlined]] what will be the result of the war? Russell [[/red underlined]] says wars are produced by the fact that there is a [[red underlined]] 15% [[/red underlined]] unconsumed surplus which remains in the hands of the capitalists and [[red underlined]] which exercizes pressure for investment in foreign [[/red underlined]] countries, hence rivalry of capitalists of different countries and competition which ultimately terminates in war. Later on discussion of capital and labor, [[red underlined]] Moffett being on the radical side with Russell. Washington and Clarke take the reactionary [[/red underlined]] or
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[[red underlined]] capitalistic attitude.  Particularly Clarke who defends the feudal system, even slavery, says workers should not be educated; test for efficiency is dividends [[/red underlined]] etc. etc
[[red underlined]] Russell [[/red underlined]] tells him that he admires him as the first straight example of an intelligent man who is an honest outspoken, [[red underlined]] consistent reactionary and egotist. [[/red underlined]] I tell him he should fight on the side of the [[red underlined]] Hohenzollerns [[/red underlined]] if he wants to be consistent and logical. 
What strikes me is that all those people use logic and good arguments and, yet come [[red underlined]] at conclusions radically different. [[/red underlined]] The fact is that they all are carried away [[red underlined]] with their personal desires, personal likes and dislikes and then start to build up argumentation to [[/red underlined]]