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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. The powergetting the name of Christ . worship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people .
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. The powergetting the name of Christ . worship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people .
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. a working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible . The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans , except the Germans , whose ...
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. a working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible . The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans , except the Germans , whose ...
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And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized .
And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized .
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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 Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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