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... when the psychological need for them exists . After twenty years of stagnation
and unemployment , the entire English Socialist movement was unable to
produce a version of Socialism which the mass of the people could even find
desirable .
... when the psychological need for them exists . After twenty years of stagnation
and unemployment , the entire English Socialist movement was unable to
produce a version of Socialism which the mass of the people could even find
desirable .
Page 77
eliminate the class of mere owners who live not by virtue of anything they
produce but by the possession of title - deeds and share - certificates .
Stateownership implies , therefore , that nobody shall live without working . How
sudden a change ...
eliminate the class of mere owners who live not by virtue of anything they
produce but by the possession of title - deeds and share - certificates .
Stateownership implies , therefore , that nobody shall live without working . How
sudden a change ...
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He will set up a graded caste - society in which the German Herrenvolk ( “ master
race or " aristocratic race " ) will rule over Slavs and other lesser peoples whose
job it will be to produce lowpriced agricultural products . He will reduce the ...
He will set up a graded caste - society in which the German Herrenvolk ( “ master
race or " aristocratic race " ) will rule over Slavs and other lesser peoples whose
job it will be to produce lowpriced agricultural products . He will reduce 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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