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The only enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the boasting and flag - wagging , the " Rule Britannia ” stuff , is done by small minorities . The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious .
The only enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the boasting and flag - wagging , the " Rule Britannia ” stuff , is done by small minorities . The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious .
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At this moment , after a year of war , newspapers and pamphlets abusing the Government , praising the enemy and clamouring for surrender are being sold on the street , almost without interference . And this is less from a respect for ...
At this moment , after a year of war , newspapers and pamphlets abusing the Government , praising the enemy and clamouring for surrender are being sold on the street , almost without interference . And this is less from a respect for ...
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Quite apart from anything else , the rule of money sees to it that we shall be governed largely by the old — that is , by people utterly unable to grasp what age they are living in or what enemy they are fighting .
Quite apart from anything else , the rule of money sees to it that we shall be governed largely by the old — that is , by people utterly unable to grasp what age they are living in or what enemy they are fighting .
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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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