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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 boil down to saying that half a loaf is the same as no bread .
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 boil down to saying that half a loaf is the same as no bread .
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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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So long as democracy exists , even in its very imperfect English form , totalitarianism is in deadly danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that ...
So long as democracy exists , even in its very imperfect English form , totalitarianism is in deadly danger . The whole English - speaking world is haunted by the idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that ...
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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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