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The powerworship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected
the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people . They have
never caught up with power politics . The “ realism ” which is preached in
Japanese ...
The powerworship which is the new religion of Europe , and which has infected
the English intelligentsia , has never touched the common people . They have
never caught up with power politics . The “ realism ” which is preached in
Japanese ...
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But somehow these differences fade away the moment that any two Britons are
confronted by a European . It is very rare to meet a foreigner , other than an
American , who can distinguish between English and Scots or even English and
Irish .
But somehow these differences fade away the moment that any two Britons are
confronted by a European . It is very rare to meet a foreigner , other than an
American , who can distinguish between English and Scots or even English and
Irish .
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This is perhaps another way of saying that the English are outside the European
culture . For there is one art in ... Except for Shakespeare , the best English poets
are barely known in Europe , even as names 29 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
This is perhaps another way of saying that the English are outside the European
culture . For there is one art in ... Except for Shakespeare , the best English poets
are barely known in Europe , even as names 29 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
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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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