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... its essentially revolutionary nature, the huge military effort it was capable of
making, the sort of tactics it would use, were quite beyond their comprehension.
At the time of the Spanish civil war, anyone with as much political knowledge as
can ...
... its essentially revolutionary nature, the huge military effort it was capable of
making, the sort of tactics it would use, were quite beyond their comprehension.
At the time of the Spanish civil war, anyone with as much political knowledge as
can ...
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This vein of political ignorance runs right through English official life, through
Cabinet ministers, ambassadors, consuls, judges, magistrates, policemen. The
policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the " Red " is ...
This vein of political ignorance runs right through English official life, through
Cabinet ministers, ambassadors, consuls, judges, magistrates, policemen. The
policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the " Red " is ...
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Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism, " revolutionary "
politics had become a game of make-believe. Now, however, the circumstances
have changed. the drowsy years have ended. Being a Socialist no longer 7« THE
...
Labour Party politics had become a variant of Conservatism, " revolutionary "
politics had become a game of make-believe. Now, however, the circumstances
have changed. the drowsy years have ended. Being a Socialist no longer 7« THE
...
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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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