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militarily for thousands of years.
Reasons for this continued behavior include:
\item{*} the rapaciousness of society
(as shown by the accumulation of wealth and the
indifference to the poor and nonaggressive)
\item{**} the acceptance of war
\item{***} the economic advantages of large-scale
operations (as shown in industrial applications)
\par
\noindent
The cultures of industrial nations are based on
unethical . . .
 
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| militarily for  thousands of years.   Reasons for  this continued behavior  |
| include:                                                                    |
|   * the  rapaciousness of society (as  shown by the accumulation of  wealth |
|     and the indifference to the poor and nonaggressive)                     |
|  ** the acceptance of war                                                   |
| *** the  economic  advantages   of  large-scale  operations  (as  shown  in |
|     industrial applications)                                                |
| The cultures of industrial nations are based on unethical . . .             |
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is no extra space between items.
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