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Spaniards are cruel to animals , Italians can do nothing without making a
deafening noise , the Chinese are addicted to gambling . Obviously such things
don't matter in themselves . Nevertheless , nothing is causeless , and even the
fact that ...
Spaniards are cruel to animals , Italians can do nothing without making a
deafening noise , the Chinese are addicted to gambling . Obviously such things
don't matter in themselves . Nevertheless , nothing is causeless , and even the
fact that ...
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The Italians adopted the goose - step at about the time when Italy passed
definitely under German control , and , as one would expect , they do it less well
than the Germans . The Vichy government , if it survives , is bound to introduce a
stiffer ...
The Italians adopted the goose - step at about the time when Italy passed
definitely under German control , and , as one would expect , they do it less well
than the Germans . The Vichy government , if it survives , is bound to introduce a
stiffer ...
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His entire movement was imitated slavishly from abroad , the uniform and the
party programme from Italy and the salute from Germany , with the Jew - baiting
tacked on as an afterthought , Mosley having actually started his movement with ...
His entire movement was imitated slavishly from abroad , the uniform and the
party programme from Italy and the salute from Germany , with the Jew - baiting
tacked on as an afterthought , Mosley having actually started his movement with ...
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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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