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It is not certain that Socialism is in all ways superior to capitalism , but it is certain that , unlike capitalism , it can solve the problems of production and consumption . At normal times a capitalist economy can never consume all ...
It is not certain that Socialism is in all ways superior to capitalism , but it is certain that , unlike capitalism , it can solve the problems of production and consumption . At normal times a capitalist economy can never consume all ...
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Before that the case against capitalism had never been proved . Russia , the only definitely Socialist country , was backward and far away . All criticism broke itself against the rat - trap faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of ...
Before that the case against capitalism had never been proved . Russia , the only definitely Socialist country , was backward and far away . All criticism broke itself against the rat - trap faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of ...
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Lord Halifax , and all his tribe , believe that when the war is over things will be exactly as they were before . Back to the crazy pavement of Versailles , back to “ democracy ” , i.e. capitalism , back to dolequeues and the Rolls ...
Lord Halifax , and all his tribe , believe that when the war is over things will be exactly as they were before . Back to the crazy pavement of Versailles , back to “ democracy ” , i.e. capitalism , back to dolequeues and the Rolls ...
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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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