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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 butlers
...
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 butlers
...
Page 103
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 .
III .
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 .
III .
Page 105
Without that there can be no equality of partnership , and our claim to be
defending the coloured peoples against Fascism will never be believed . But it is
a mistake to imagine that if the Indians were free to cut themselves adrift they
would ...
Without that there can be no equality of partnership , and our claim to be
defending the coloured peoples against Fascism will never be believed . But it is
a mistake to imagine that if the Indians were free to cut themselves adrift they
would ...
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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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