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It explains the decay of country life , due to the keeping - up of a sham feudalism
which drives the more spirited workers off the land . It explains the immobility of
the public schools , which have barely altered THE LION AND THE UNICORN 31
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It explains the decay of country life , due to the keeping - up of a sham feudalism
which drives the more spirited workers off the land . It explains the immobility of
the public schools , which have barely altered THE LION AND THE UNICORN 31
.
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Almost certainly the main reason why the Spanish Republic could keep up the
fight for two and a half years against impossible odds was that there were no
gross contrasts of wealth . The people suffered horribly THE LION AND THE ...
Almost certainly the main reason why the Spanish Republic could keep up the
fight for two and a half years against impossible odds was that there were no
gross contrasts of wealth . The people suffered horribly THE LION AND THE ...
Page 92
It is important to keep in mind how irreconcilable these two viewpoints are . Some
time within the next year a pro - Hitler reaction within the leftwing intelligentsia is
likely enough . There are premonitory signs of it already . Hitler's positive ...
It is important to keep in mind how irreconcilable these two viewpoints are . Some
time within the next year a pro - Hitler reaction within the leftwing intelligentsia is
likely enough . There are premonitory signs of it already . Hitler's positive ...
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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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