The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 37
But the general weakening of imperialism, and to some extent of the whole British
morale, that took place during the nineteen-thirties, was partly the work of the left-
wing intelligentsia, itself a kind of growth that had sprouted from the stagnation ...
But the general weakening of imperialism, and to some extent of the whole British
morale, that took place during the nineteen-thirties, was partly the work of the left-
wing intelligentsia, itself a kind of growth that had sprouted from the stagnation ...
Page 43
In those vast new wildernesses of glass and brick the sharp distinctions of the
older kind of town, with its slums and mansions, or of the country, with its manor-
houses and squalid cottages, no longer exist. There are wide gradations of
income, ...
In those vast new wildernesses of glass and brick the sharp distinctions of the
older kind of town, with its slums and mansions, or of the country, with its manor-
houses and squalid cottages, no longer exist. There are wide gradations of
income, ...
Page 90
It is of course obvious that nothing of the kind is going to happen. A feeble
imitation of it might just possibly happen in the case of a negotiated peace, but
only for a short while. Laissez- faire capitalism is dead.1 The choice lies between
the ...
It is of course obvious that nothing of the kind is going to happen. A feeble
imitation of it might just possibly happen in the case of a negotiated peace, but
only for a short while. Laissez- faire capitalism is dead.1 The choice lies between
the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
airmen army Blackshirts Blimps bombing planes Britain British Empire British ruling class capitalist civilization coloured common Communists Conscientious Objectors Conservatism culture danger defeated democracy disaster dividend-drawer Dunkirk enemy England English Socialist movement equality Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting fism foreign genuinely German Gestapo grasp happen Hitler hypocrisy idea imperial incomes India industry intel intellectuals intelligentsia Italians kind Labour Party land leaders lectuals left-wing less living mean ment middle class military million modern monied class morale nation Nazi Nazism necessary never numbers officers outlook ownership pacifist past patriotism peace planned economy political position possible privilege pro-Fascist probably produce programme propaganda revolution revolutionary rich Rolls-Royce car Russians side simply slums snigger Socialism society Spanish stagnation stupidity surrender totalitarianism Trade Unions treacherous true turn war-aims whole workers wrong thing