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... Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 . Their chief importance , and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement , was the part they played in ...
... Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 . Their chief importance , and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement , was the part they played in ...
Page 71
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. than the Communists they were tied to the nineteenth - century doctrine of the class war . They continued year after year to preach this out - of- date gospel , and never drew any inference ...
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. than the Communists they were tied to the nineteenth - century doctrine of the class war . They continued year after year to preach this out - of- date gospel , and never drew any inference ...
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... Communists wanted to go on and on , suffering a comfortable martyrdom , meet- ing with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people . The left - wing intelligentsia wanted to go on and on , sniggering at the Blimps ...
... Communists wanted to go on and on , suffering a comfortable martyrdom , meet- ing with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people . The left - wing intelligentsia wanted to go on and on , sniggering at the Blimps ...
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