<span>The speaker thinks that the riot police and skinheads have a common history.
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Answer is internal, due to the fact that the character in the passage quotes “stuck between my hatred of the empire I served “
Corporal works of mercy:
1. to feed the hungry
2.to give drink to the thirsty
3.to clothe the naked
4. to shelter the homeless
5.to visit the sick
6.to visit the imprisoned
7.to bury the dead
spiritual works of mercy:
1.to instruct the ignorant
2.to counsel the doubtful
3.to admonish sinners
4.to bear wrongs patiently
5.to forgive offenses willingly
6.to comfort the sorrowful
7.to pray for the living and the dead