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It is worth noticing that the navy and , latterly , the Air Force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit .
It is worth noticing that the navy and , latterly , the Air Force , have always been more efficient than the regular army . But the navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit .
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The moment that England ceased to stand towards India in the relation of an exploiter , the balance of forces would be altered . No need then for the British to flatter the ridiculous Indian princes , with their gilded elephants and ...
The moment that England ceased to stand towards India in the relation of an exploiter , the balance of forces would be altered . No need then for the British to flatter the ridiculous Indian princes , with their gilded elephants and ...
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They are in the fields and the streets , in the factories and the armed forces , in the four - ale bar and the suburban back garden ; and at present they are still kept under by a generation of ghosts . Compared with the task of ...
They are in the fields and the streets , in the factories and the armed forces , in the four - ale bar and the suburban back garden ; and at present they are still kept under by a generation of ghosts . Compared with the task of ...
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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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