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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 38
Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935, shrieked for war
against Germany in the years 1935-9, an(i then ... In left-wing circles it is always
felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that ...
Many intellectuals of the Left were flabbily pacifist up to 1935, shrieked for war
against Germany in the years 1935-9, an(i then ... In left-wing circles it is always
felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that ...
Page 72
A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve anything would have started
by facing several facts which to this day are considered unmentionable in left-
wing circles. It would have recognized that England is more united than most ...
A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve anything would have started
by facing several facts which to this day are considered unmentionable in left-
wing circles. It would have recognized that England is more united than most ...
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius 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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