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Neither could they have struggled against Communism , if Communism had been a serious force in western Europe . To understand Fascism they would have had to study the theory of Socialism , which would have forced them to realize that ...
Neither could they have struggled against Communism , if Communism had been a serious force in western Europe . To understand Fascism they would have had to study the theory of Socialism , which would have forced them to realize that ...
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Outside the Labour Party there existed several extremist parties , of whom the Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 .
Outside the Labour Party there existed several extremist parties , of whom the Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 .
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... drawing their salaries and periodically swapping jobs with the Conservatives . The Communists wanted to go on and on , suffering a comfortable martyrdom , meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other ...
... drawing their salaries and periodically swapping jobs with the Conservatives . The Communists wanted to go on and on , suffering a comfortable martyrdom , meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other ...
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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 The Uniform Edition of George Orwell Works, George Orwell [His works. Uniform edition], George Orwell |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker and Warburg, 1962 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 11 Feb 2011 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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