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Page 16
In the last war the songs which the soldiers made up and sang of their own
accord were not vengeful but humorous and mock-defeatist.1 The only enemy
they ever named was the sergeant-major. In England all the boasting and flag-
wagging, ...
In the last war the songs which the soldiers made up and sang of their own
accord were not vengeful but humorous and mock-defeatist.1 The only enemy
they ever named was the sergeant-major. In England all the boasting and flag-
wagging, ...
Page 27
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 freedom
of ...
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 freedom
of ...
Page 55
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. Nothing was more desolating at
the ...
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. Nothing was more desolating at
the ...
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius 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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