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One cannot see the modern world as it is unless one recognizes the overwhelming strength of patriotism , national loyalty . In certain circumstances it can break down , at certain levels of civilization it does not exist , but as a ...
One cannot see the modern world as it is unless one recognizes the overwhelming strength of patriotism , national loyalty . In certain circumstances it can break down , at certain levels of civilization it does not exist , but as a ...
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In England patriotism takes different forms in different classes , but it runs like a connecting thread through nearly all of them . Only the Europeanized intelligentsia are really immune to it . As a positive emotion it is stronger in ...
In England patriotism takes different forms in different classes , but it runs like a connecting thread through nearly all of them . Only the Europeanized intelligentsia are really immune to it . As a positive emotion it is stronger in ...
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I have spoken earlier of the soundness and homogeneity of England , the patriotism that runs like a connecting thread through almost all classes . After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this .
I have spoken earlier of the soundness and homogeneity of England , the patriotism that runs like a connecting thread through almost all classes . After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this .
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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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