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i The English revolution started several years ago , and it began to gather momentum when the troops came back from Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy , unwilling way , but it is happening .
i The English revolution started several years ago , and it began to gather momentum when the troops came back from Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy , unwilling way , but it is happening .
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In general , it would have recognized that the old - fashioned " proletarian revolution " is an impossibility . But all through the between - war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared ...
In general , it would have recognized that the old - fashioned " proletarian revolution " is an impossibility . But all through the between - war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared ...
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Political parties with different names will still exist , revolutionary sects will still be publishing their newspapers and making as little impression as ever . It will disestablish the Church , but will not persecute religion .
Political parties with different names will still exist , revolutionary sects will still be publishing their newspapers and making as little impression as ever . It will disestablish the Church , but will not persecute religion .
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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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