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One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class . In the years between 1920 and 1940 it was happening with the speed of a chemical reaction .
One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class . In the years between 1920 and 1940 it was happening with the speed of a chemical reaction .
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But the navy is only partially , and the air , force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough .
But the navy is only partially , and the air , force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough .
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The British ruling class were not altogether wrong in thinking that Fascism was on their side . It is a fact that any rich man , unless he is a Jew , has less to fear from Fascism than from either Communism or democratic Socialism .
The British ruling class were not altogether wrong in thinking that Fascism was on their side . It is a fact that any rich man , unless he is a Jew , has less to fear from Fascism than from either Communism or democratic Socialism .
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| 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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