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... intellectuals , he was not merely critical . He loved his native land for all its faults . Indeed the red thread of argument running through all three sections of the book is that the Left has as great a claim to patriotism as the Right ...
... intellectuals , he was not merely critical . He loved his native land for all its faults . Indeed the red thread of argument running through all three sections of the book is that the Left has as great a claim to patriotism as the Right ...
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... intellectuals could find a function for themselves only in the literary reviews and the left - wing political parties . The mentality of the English left - wing intelligentsia can be studied in half a dozen weekly and monthly papers ...
... intellectuals could find a function for themselves only in the literary reviews and the left - wing political parties . The mentality of the English left - wing intelligentsia can be studied in half a dozen weekly and monthly papers ...
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of ... intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ' God save the King ' than of stealing from a poor ...
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of ... intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ' God save the King ' than of stealing from a poor ...
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