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- ↑ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p210
- ↑ Lethbridge, David Jew-haters and red-baiters: The Canadian League of Rights http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/44/087.html
- ↑ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p102
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