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The mass of the people are without military knowledge or tradition , and their
attitude towards war is invariably defensive . No politician could rise to power by
promising them conquests or military " glory ” , no Hymn of Hate has ever made
any ...
The mass of the people are without military knowledge or tradition , and their
attitude towards war is invariably defensive . No politician could rise to power by
promising them conquests or military " glory ” , no Hymn of Hate has ever made
any ...
Page 17
Military dictatorships exist everywhere , but there is no such thing as a naval
dictatorship . What English people of nearly all classes loathe from the bottom of
their hearts is the swaggering officer type , the jingle of spurs and the crash of
boots .
Military dictatorships exist everywhere , but there is no such thing as a naval
dictatorship . What English people of nearly all classes loathe from the bottom of
their hearts is the swaggering officer type , the jingle of spurs and the crash of
boots .
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If India were simply “ liberated ” , i.e. deprived of British military protection , the
first result would be a fresh foreign conquest , and the second a series of
enormous famines which would kill millions of people within a few years . What
India ...
If India were simply “ liberated ” , i.e. deprived of British military protection , the
first result would be a fresh foreign conquest , and the second a series of
enormous famines which would kill millions of people within a few years . What
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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