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Things that could happen in one country could not happen in another . Hitler's June Purge , for instance , could not have happened in England . And , as western peoples go , the English are very highly differentiated .
Things that could happen in one country could not happen in another . Hitler's June Purge , for instance , could not have happened in England . And , as western peoples go , the English are very highly differentiated .
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tism is all but universal and not even the rich are uninfluenced by it , there can be moments when the whole nation suddenly swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
tism is all but universal and not even the rich are uninfluenced by it , there can be moments when the whole nation suddenly swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
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One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly sound , is that in time of war they are ready enough to get themselves killed . Several dukes , earls and what - nots were killed in the recent campaign in ...
One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly sound , is that in time of war they are ready enough to get themselves killed . Several dukes , earls and what - nots were killed in the recent campaign in ...
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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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