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As a positive emotion it is stronger in the middle class than in the upper class —
the cheap public schools, for instance, are more given to patriotic demonstrations
than the expensive ones — but the number of definitely treacherous rich men, ...
As a positive emotion it is stronger in the middle class than in the upper class —
the cheap public schools, for instance, are more given to patriotic demonstrations
than the expensive ones — but the number of definitely treacherous rich men, ...
Page 55
Almost entirely we are governed by the rich, and by people who step into
positions of command by right of birth. Few if any of these people are consciously
treacherous, some of them are not even fools, but as a class they are quite
incapable of ...
Almost entirely we are governed by the rich, and by people who step into
positions of command by right of birth. Few if any of these people are consciously
treacherous, some of them are not even fools, but as a class they are quite
incapable of ...
Page 75
It is no use imagining that one can make fundamental changes without causing a
split in the nation; but the treacherous minority will be far smaller in time of war
than it would be at any other time. The swing of opinion is visibly happening, but
it ...
It is no use imagining that one can make fundamental changes without causing a
split in the nation; but the treacherous minority will be far smaller in time of war
than it would be at any other time. The swing of opinion is visibly happening, but
it ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius 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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