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In a dozen obvious ways it is gerrymandered in the interest of the moneyed class . But until some deep change has occurred in the public mind , it cannot become completely corrupt .
In a dozen obvious ways it is gerrymandered in the interest of the moneyed class . But until some deep change has occurred in the public mind , it cannot become completely corrupt .
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There they sat , at the centre of a vast empire and a world - wide financial network , drawing interest and profits and spending them - on what ? It was fair to say that life within the British Empire was in many ways better than life ...
There they sat , at the centre of a vast empire and a world - wide financial network , drawing interest and profits and spending them - on what ? It was fair to say that life within the British Empire was in many ways better than life ...
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It was à party of the Trade Unions , hopelessly parochial in outlook , with little interest in imperial affairs and no contacts among the men who actually held the Empire together . It would have had to hand the administration of India ...
It was à party of the Trade Unions , hopelessly parochial in outlook , with little interest in imperial affairs and no contacts among the men who actually held the Empire together . It would have had to hand the administration of India ...
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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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