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The left - wing writers who denounce the whole of the ruling class as “ pro -
Fascist ” are grossly over - simplifying . Even among the inner clique of politicians
who brought us to our present pass , it is doubtful whether there were any
conscious ...
The left - wing writers who denounce the whole of the ruling class as “ pro -
Fascist ” are grossly over - simplifying . Even among the inner clique of politicians
who brought us to our present pass , it is doubtful whether there were any
conscious ...
Page 79
At present , public - school education is partly a training in class prejudice and
partly a sort of tax that the middle classes pay to the upper class in return for the
right to enter certain professions . It is true that that state of affairs is altering .
At present , public - school education is partly a training in class prejudice and
partly a sort of tax that the middle classes pay to the upper class in return for the
right to enter certain professions . It is true that that state of affairs is altering .
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Another twenty years along the present line of development , and India will be a
peasant republic linked with England only by voluntary alliance . The “ semi -
apes of whom Hitler speaks with such loathing will be flying aeroplanes and ...
Another twenty years along the present line of development , and India will be a
peasant republic linked with England only by voluntary alliance . The “ semi -
apes of whom Hitler speaks with such loathing will be flying aeroplanes and ...
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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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