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Page 29
... and entertain , con- sciously or unconsciously working against political under- standing , against the development of a politically literate and active majority . All this Orwell viciously satirized as Introduction 29.
... and entertain , con- sciously or unconsciously working against political under- standing , against the development of a politically literate and active majority . All this Orwell viciously satirized as Introduction 29.
Page 103
... majority will prevail . It is no use imagining that one can make fundamental changes without causing a split in the nation ; but the treacherous minority will be far smaller in time of war than it would be at any other time . The swing ...
... majority will prevail . It is no use imagining that one can make fundamental changes without causing a split in the nation ; but the treacherous minority will be far smaller in time of war than it would be at any other time . The swing ...
Page 105
... majority of industrial concerns will continue with much the same person- nel as before , the one - time owners or managing directors carrying on with their jobs as State employees . There is reason to think that many of the smaller ...
... majority of industrial concerns will continue with much the same person- nel as before , the one - time owners or managing directors carrying on with their jobs as State employees . There is reason to think that many of the smaller ...
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