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in control — that , perhaps , is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase . iv Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing - fields of Eton , but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost ...
in control — that , perhaps , is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase . iv Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing - fields of Eton , but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost ...
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England might well be invaded and conquered , but the invasion would be a dangerous gamble , and if it happened and failed it would probably leave us more united and less Blimp - ridden than before . Moreover , if England were overrun ...
England might well be invaded and conquered , but the invasion would be a dangerous gamble , and if it happened and failed it would probably leave us more united and less Blimp - ridden than before . Moreover , if England were overrun ...
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But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land ( probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been ...
But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land ( probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been ...
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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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