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Page 37
In an Empire that was simply stagnant , neither being developed nor falling to
pieces , and in an England ruled by people whose chief asset was their stupidity ,
to be “ clever " was to be suspect . If you had the kind of brain that could ...
In an Empire that was simply stagnant , neither being developed nor falling to
pieces , and in an England ruled by people whose chief asset was their stupidity ,
to be “ clever " was to be suspect . If you had the kind of brain that could ...
Page 81
For at least eighty years England has artificially prevented the development of
India , partly from fear of trade competition if Indian industries were too highly
developed , partly because backward peoples are more easily governed than
civilized ...
For at least eighty years England has artificially prevented the development of
India , partly from fear of trade competition if Indian industries were too highly
developed , partly because backward peoples are more easily governed than
civilized ...
Page 91
Another twenty years along the present line of development , and India will be a
peasant republic linked with England ... we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
Another twenty years along the present line of development , and India will be a
peasant republic linked with England ... we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
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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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