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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. scious traitors . The corruption
that happens in England is seldom of that kind . Nearly always it is more in the
nature of self - deception , of the right hand not knowing what the left hand doeth .
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. scious traitors . The corruption
that happens in England is seldom of that kind . Nearly always it is more in the
nature of self - deception , of the right hand not knowing what the left hand doeth .
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are not the Europeans but on the one hand the Americans , who will need a year
to mobilize their resources even if Big Business can be brought to heel , and on
the other hand the coloured peoples , who cannot be even sentimentally on our ...
are not the Europeans but on the one hand the Americans , who will need a year
to mobilize their resources even if Big Business can be brought to heel , and on
the other hand the coloured peoples , who cannot be even sentimentally on our ...
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On the other hand , if we are defeated we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
But more is involved than the fate of the coloured peoples . Two incompatible
visions ...
On the other hand , if we are defeated we simply hand over our own victims to
new masters who come fresh to the job and have not developed any scruples .
But more is involved than the fate of the coloured peoples . Two incompatible
visions ...
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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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