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February 13th,1941Second Edition .    March1941Third and Fourth Edition April1941Fifth and Sixth Edition May1941Seventh EditionJune1941Eighth EditiortJuly1941Ninth EditionAugust1941Tenth EditionSeptember1941Eleventh Edition .November1941Twelfth Edition .February1942Thirteenth EditionSeptember1942Fourteenth Edition1942  \n# PREFACE\n\nIN a series of historic declarations the President ofthe United States during the last few days has givennotice to the whole world that America will see toit that Britain wins the war.It is not enough thatwe should be saved from defeat.Nazism with itsthreat of world domination must be crushed.Thisis no personal decision of the President;but is onewhich clearly has the overwhelming support both ofthe electorate and of the Congress of the United States.  \nTwo influences have powerfully helped to bringabout this state of mind—profound admiration forthe dogged defence put up by Great Britain againstlong odds and a growing realization that we arefighting America's battle.  \nBut there is a third.It is the sometimes almostsubconscious understanding that,in spite of our pastmisdeeds and the defects which the New World seesin us,English and American civilizations are based onthe same fundamental ideas and outlook.  \nMrs.Miller,in her brilliant and moving poem,doesnot attempt to gloss over our social inequalities,ourinsularity,our conceit,our‘stodginess'.Yet noEnglish reader of this book can fail to be touched bythe fineness of her perception as her story moves toits climax,and she answers the question whether it isworth while to make the great sacrifice in order thatEngland may live.  \nThe White Clifs,which has created a deepimpressionin the United States,should be read in this country notalone for the pleasure that it will give but because ithelps us to see ourselves as a friendly American sees us.  \nW.T.L.  \n13 January,1941.","cbCaiopYQcAfIxea","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiopYQcAfIxea","pdf",1932490,56,"English","# Preface\n## Historic declarations and support\n## Shared foundations and outlook\n## Purpose of reading in the country","[{\"question\":\"Who is the narrator and what is the poem’s core subject?\",\"answer\":\"The poem centers on a young American girl of good Yankee stock and her experiences tied to England during a dark hour. 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