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What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840 ? But
then , what have you in common with the child of five whose photograph your
mother keeps on the mantelpiece ? Nothing , except that you happen to be the
same ...
What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840 ? But
then , what have you in common with the child of five whose photograph your
mother keeps on the mantelpiece ? Nothing , except that you happen to be the
same ...
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But in all societies the common people must live to some extent against the
existing order . The genuinely popular culture of England is something that goes
on beneath the surface , unofficially and more or less frowned on by the
authorities .
But in all societies the common people must live to some extent against the
existing order . The genuinely popular culture of England is something that goes
on beneath the surface , unofficially and more or less frowned on by the
authorities .
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From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of
the State , the common people will feel , as they cannot feel now , that the State is
themselves . They will be ready then to endure the sacrifices that are ahead of us
...
From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of
the State , the common people will feel , as they cannot feel now , that the State is
themselves . They will be ready then to endure the sacrifices that are ahead of us
...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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