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That means that there will have to arise something that has never existed in
England , a Socialist movement that actually has the mass of the people behind it
. But one must start by recognizing why it is that English Socialism has failed .
That means that there will have to arise something that has never existed in
England , a Socialist movement that actually has the mass of the people behind it
. But one must start by recognizing why it is that English Socialism has failed .
Page 72
All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which
menaced their livelihood , or as ... A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to
achieve anything would have started by facing several facts which to this day are
...
All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which
menaced their livelihood , or as ... A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to
achieve anything would have started by facing several facts which to this day are
...
Page 85
Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced
a song with a catchy tune - nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for
instance . When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists ...
Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced
a song with a catchy tune - nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for
instance . When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists ...
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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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