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Nor did any strong native Fascist movement grow up . Material conditions were
not bad enough , and no leader who could be taken seriously was forthcoming .
One would have had to look a long time to find a man more barren of ideas than ...
Nor did any strong native Fascist movement grow up . Material conditions were
not bad enough , and no leader who could be taken seriously was forthcoming .
One would have had to look a long time to find a man more barren of ideas than ...
Page 84
... will be there when the people really want them , for it is movements that make
leaders and not leaders movements . Within a year ... we shall see the rise of
something that has never existed before , a specifically English Socialist
movement .
... will be there when the people really want them , for it is movements that make
leaders and not leaders movements . Within a year ... we shall see the rise of
something that has never existed before , a specifically English Socialist
movement .
Page 85
Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced
a song with a catchy tune - nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for
instance . When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists ...
Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced
a song with a catchy tune - nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for
instance . When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists ...
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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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