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It follows that British democracy is less of a fraud than it sometimes appears . A
foreign observer sees only the huge inequality of wealth , the unfair electoral
system , the governing - class control over the Press , the radio and education ,
and ...
It follows that British democracy is less of a fraud than it sometimes appears . A
foreign observer sees only the huge inequality of wealth , the unfair electoral
system , the governing - class control over the Press , the radio and education ,
and ...
Page 121
And from that they will proceed to argue that , after all , democracy is “ just the
same or “ just as bad as ” totalitarianism . There is not much freedom of speech in
England ; therefore there is no more than exists in Germany . To be on the dole is
...
And from that they will proceed to argue that , after all , democracy is “ just the
same or “ just as bad as ” totalitarianism . There is not much freedom of speech in
England ; therefore there is no more than exists in Germany . To be on the dole is
...
Page 122
police , its censored literature and its conscript labour , is utterly different from that
of the loose maritime democracy , with its slums and unemployment , its strikes
and party politics . It is the difference between land power and sea power ...
police , its censored literature and its conscript labour , is utterly different from that
of the loose maritime democracy , with its slums and unemployment , its strikes
and party politics . It is the difference between land power and sea power ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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