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But in all societies the common people must live to some extent against the existing order . The genuinely popular culture of England is something that goes on beneath the surface , unofficially and more or less frowned on by the ...
But in all societies the common people must live to some extent against the existing order . The genuinely popular culture of England is something that goes on beneath the surface , unofficially and more or less frowned on by the ...
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However , it has become clear in the last few years that “ common ownership of the means of production is not in itself a sufficient definition of Socialism . One must also add the following : approximate equality of incomes it need be ...
However , it has become clear in the last few years that “ common ownership of the means of production is not in itself a sufficient definition of Socialism . One must also add the following : approximate equality of incomes it need be ...
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From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of the State , the common people will feel , as they cannot feel now , that the State is themselves . They will be ready then to endure the sacrifices that are ...
From the moment that all productive goods have been declared the property of the State , the common people will feel , as they cannot feel now , that the State is themselves . They will be ready then to endure the sacrifices that are ...
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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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