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Yet at the moment of writing it is still possible to speak of a ruling class . Like the
knife which has had two new blades and three new handles , the upper fringe of
English society is still almost what it was in the mid - nineteenth century .
Yet at the moment of writing it is still possible to speak of a ruling class . Like the
knife which has had two new blades and three new handles , the upper fringe of
English society is still almost what it was in the mid - nineteenth century .
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For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the
American millionaires , consciously clinging to unjust privileges and beating
down opposition by bribery and tear - gas bombs . After all , they belonged to a
class ...
For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the
American millionaires , consciously clinging to unjust privileges and beating
down opposition by bribery and tear - gas bombs . After all , they belonged to a
class ...
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be given all possible publicity , and round which public opinion can group itself . I
suggest that the following six - point programme is the kind of thing we need . The
first three points deal with England's internal policy , the other three with the ...
be given all possible publicity , and round which public opinion can group itself . I
suggest that the following six - point programme is the kind of thing we need . The
first three points deal with England's internal policy , the other three with the ...
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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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