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In the short run , equality of sacrifice , war communism ” , is even more important than radical economic changes . It is very necessary that industry should be nationalized , but it is more urgently necessary that such monstrosities as ...
In the short run , equality of sacrifice , war communism ” , is even more important than radical economic changes . It is very necessary that industry should be nationalized , but it is more urgently necessary that such monstrosities as ...
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And within those limits some sense of equality is possible . A man with £ 3 a week and a man with £ 1500 a year can feel themselves fellowcreatures , which the Duke of Westminster and the sleepers on the Embankment benches cannot .
And within those limits some sense of equality is possible . A man with £ 3 a week and a man with £ 1500 a year can feel themselves fellowcreatures , which the Duke of Westminster and the sleepers on the Embankment benches cannot .
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What we must offer India is not “ freedom " , which , as I have said earlier , is impossible , but alliance , partnership - in a word , equality . But we must also tell the Indians that they are free to secede , if they want to .
What we must offer India is not “ freedom " , which , as I have said earlier , is impossible , but alliance , partnership - in a word , equality . But we must also tell the Indians that they are free to secede , if they want to .
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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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