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Page 49
The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans , except the
Germans , whose courage they admired . In four years on French soil they did not
even acquire a liking for wine . The insularity of the English , their refusal to take ...
The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans , except the
Germans , whose courage they admired . In four years on French soil they did not
even acquire a liking for wine . The insularity of the English , their refusal to take ...
Page 68
Above all , it is not the case in the new townships that have developed as a result
of cheap motor cars and the southward shift of industry . The place to look for the
germs of the future England is in light - industry areas and along the arterial ...
Above all , it is not the case in the new townships that have developed as a result
of cheap motor cars and the southward shift of industry . The place to look for the
germs of the future England is in light - industry areas and along the arterial ...
Page 118
It is interesting to notice that Mr Kennedy , U . S . A . Ambassador in London ,
remarked on his return to New York in October 1940 that as a result of the war '
democracy is finished ' . By ' democracy ' , of course , he meant private capitalism
.
It is interesting to notice that Mr Kennedy , U . S . A . Ambassador in London ,
remarked on his return to New York in October 1940 that as a result of the war '
democracy is finished ' . By ' democracy ' , of course , he meant private capitalism
.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius A Penguin book : Polit. science Volume 6327 of Penguin Books Penguin twentieth-century classics |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Editor | Bernard R. Crick |
| Contributor | Bernard R. Crick |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0140063277, 9780140063271 |
| Length | 123 pages |
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