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An illusion can become a half - truth , a mask can alter the expression of a face .
The familiar arguments to the effect that democracy is “ just the same as " or " just
as bad as " totalitarianism never take account of this fact . All such arguments ...
An illusion can become a half - truth , a mask can alter the expression of a face .
The familiar arguments to the effect that democracy is “ just the same as " or " just
as bad as " totalitarianism never take account of this fact . All such arguments ...
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Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it has
nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers , and
the habit of reading has become enormously more widespread . To an increasing
...
Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it has
nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers , and
the habit of reading has become enormously more widespread . To an increasing
...
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Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism , “ revolutionary ”
politics had become a game of make - believe . Now , however , the
circumstances have changed , the drowsy years have ended . Being a Socialist
no 72 THE LION ...
Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism , “ revolutionary ”
politics had become a game of make - believe . Now , however , the
circumstances have changed , the drowsy years have ended . Being a Socialist
no 72 THE LION ...
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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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