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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 ...
Page 14
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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