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Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “ intellectual " has lived in a state
of chronic discontent with the existing order . ... The intellectuals could find a
function for themselves only in the literary reviews and the left - wing political
parties .
Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “ intellectual " has lived in a state
of chronic discontent with the existing order . ... The intellectuals could find a
function for themselves only in the literary reviews and the left - wing political
parties .
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Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935 , shrieked for war
against Germany in the years 1935–9 , and then promptly cooled off when the
war started . It is broadly though not precisely true that the people who were most
...
Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935 , shrieked for war
against Germany in the years 1935–9 , and then promptly cooled off when the
war started . It is broadly though not precisely true that the people who were most
...
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If the English people suffered for several years a real weakening of morale , so
that the Fascist nations judged that they were “ decadent ” and that it was safe to
plunge into war , the intellectual sabotage from the Left was partly responsible .
If the English people suffered for several years a real weakening of morale , so
that the Fascist nations judged that they were “ decadent ” and that it was safe to
plunge into war , the intellectual sabotage from the Left was partly responsible .
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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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